rsv Philippians:1:11-27-29 SEEK
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filled with the fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ ,
to the glory and praise of God .
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I want you to know ,
brethren ,
that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel ,
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so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ ;
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and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment ,
and are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear .
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Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry ,
but others from good will .
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The latter do it out of love ,
knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel ;
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the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship ,
not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment .
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What then ?
Only that in every way ,
whether in pretense or in truth ,
Christ is proclaimed ;
and in that I rejoice .
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Yes ,
and I shall rejoice .
For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance ,
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as it is my eager expectation and hope that I shall not be at all ashamed ,
but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body ,
whether by life or by death .
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For to me to live is Christ ,
and to die is gain .
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If it is to be life in the flesh ,
that means fruitful labor for me .
Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell .
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I am hard pressed between the two .
My desire is to depart and be with Christ ,
for that is far better .
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But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account .
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Convinced of this ,
I know that I shall remain and continue with you all ,
for your progress and joy in the faith ,
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so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus ,
because of my coming to you again .
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Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ ,
so that whether I come and see you or am absent ,
I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit ,
with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel ,