Verse 18
Philippians 1:18
Free Bible Version
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For I'm in a dilemma—I really want to leave and be with Christ, which would be far better,
Original Language Text
greek
τί γάρ; πλὴν ⸀ὅτι παντὶ τρόπῳ, εἴτε προφάσει εἴτε ἀληθείᾳ, Χριστὸς καταγγέλλεται, καὶ ἐν τούτῳ χαίρω· ἀλλὰ καὶ χαρήσομαι,
English Translation
For what is it? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice; yes, and I will rejoice.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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This letter comes from Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Yashua (Jesus), to all God (Elohim)'s pe...
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When I think of you I'm so thankful to my God (Elohim),
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and I'm always glad to remember all of you in my prayers,
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It's appropriate for me to be thinking this way about all of you because you mean so much to me. Whe...
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My prayer is that your love may grow more and more in knowledge and understanding,
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so that you can work out what's really important. That way you can be genuine and blameless when Chr...
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I want you to know, my brothers and sisters, that all I've experienced has worked out to move the go...
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For everyone—including the whole praetorian guard—now knows that I'm in chains for Christ;
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and because of my chains most of the Christians here have been encouraged to speak God (Elohim)'s wo...
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Yes, some speak out of jealousy and rivalry. However, there are those who speak from good motives.
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They act out of love, because they know that I'm meant to be here to defend the good news.
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Those others present Christ deceptively because of their selfish ambitions, trying to cause me probl...
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But so what? All I care about is that Christ is presented every which way, whether just pretending o...
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Why? Because I'm convinced that through your prayers for me, and through the help of the Spirit of Y...
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For it's my strongest hope and expectation not to do anything of which I would be ashamed. Instead i...
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As far as I'm concerned, living is for Christ, and dying brings gain.
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But if I'm to go on living here and this would be productive work, then I really don't know what's b...
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For I'm in a dilemma—I really want to leave and be with Christ, which would be far better,
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Since I'm absolutely sure of this, I know that I'll stay here, remaining with you all to help you as...
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Just be sure that the way you live your lives corresponds to the good news of Christ, so that whethe...
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Don't let your enemies scare you. By being brave you will demonstrate to them that they will be lost...
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For you have been given the privilege not only of trusting in Yashua (Jesus), but suffering for him...
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You're experiencing the same struggle you saw me having—a struggle I still have, as you now know.
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