1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,
4 Always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,
5 For your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
7 Even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as, both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers with me of grace.
8 For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;
10 So that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;