Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at 

Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: 2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father 

and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of 

you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until 

now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to 

completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I 

have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of 

you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of 

Christ Jesus. 9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and 

depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless 

for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the 

glory and praise of God.