19for I know that fthrough your prayers and gthe help of hthe Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, 20as it is my eager expectation and hope ithat I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full jcourage now as always Christ kwill be honored in my body, lwhether by life or by death. 21For to me mto live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23nI am hard pressed between the two. My desire is oto depart and pbe with Christ, for that is far better. 24But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. 25qConvinced of this, rI know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your sprogress and tjoy in the faith, 26so that in me uyou may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
27Only vlet your manner of life be wworthy8 of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you xthat you are standing firm in one spirit, with yone mind zstriving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is aa clear sign to them of their destruction, but bof your salvation, and that from God. 29For cit has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also bsuffer for his sake, 30engaged in the same dconflict that eyou saw I had and now hear that I still have.
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- 8 1:27 Greek Only behave as citizens worthy
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1 Timothy 6:2–8, Acts 9:19–22, Philippians 1:18–21 Sermon • 34:00 • ID: 3159
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Shining Lights in a Darkened World Philippians 1:1–2:30 Series • ID: 15001Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.