Philippians 1:7-14
English Standard Version
Chapter 1
7It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,
13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ.
14And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
