Filipim

Chapter 1

1Sha'ul and Timotheus, servants of Yeshua Mashiach, to all the saints in Mashiach Yeshua who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants: 2Grace to you and peace from Elohim our Father and Adonai Yeshua Mashiach. 3I thank my Elohim whenever I remember you, 4always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy, 5for your partnership in furtherance of the Besorah from the first day until now; 6being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Yeshua Mashiach. 7It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the Besorah, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8For Elohim is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Mashiach Yeshua. 9This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offence to the day of Mashiach, 11being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Yeshua Mashiach, to the glory and praise of Elohim. 12Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Besorah, 13so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Mashiach, 14and that most of the brothers in Adonai, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of Elohim without fear. 15Some indeed preach Mashiach even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will. 16The former insincerely preach Mashiach from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains; 17but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defence of the Besorah. 18What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Mashiach is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice. 19For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Ruach of Yeshua Mashiach, 20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Mashiach will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21For to me to live is Mashiach, and to die is gain. 22But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose. 23But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Mashiach, which is far better. 24Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. 25Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith, 26that your boasting may abound in Mashiach Yeshua in me through my presence with you again. 27Only let your way of life be worthy of the Besorah of Mashiach, that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Besorah; 28and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from Elohim. 29Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Mashiach, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf, 30having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

Chapter 2

1If therefore there is any exhortation in Mashiach, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Ruach, if any tender mercies and compassion, 2make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; 3doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; 4each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others. 5Have this in your mind, which was also in Mashiach Yeshua, 6who, existing in the form of Elohim, didn’t consider equality with Elohim a thing to be grasped, 7but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross. 9Therefore Elohim also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, 10that at the name of Yeshua every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, 11and that every tongue should confess that Yeshua Mashiach is Adonai, to the kavod of Elohim the Father. 12So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13For it is Elohim who works in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. 14Do all things without complaining and arguing, 15that you may become blameless and harmless, children of Elohim without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, amongst whom you are seen as lights in the world, 16holding up the word of life, that I may have something to boast in the day of Mashiach that I didn’t run in vain nor labour in vain. 17Yes, and if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. 18In the same way, you also should be glad and rejoice with me. 19But I hope in Adonai Yeshua to send Timotheus to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing. 20For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you. 21For they all seek their own, not the things of Yeshua Mashiach. 22But you know that he has proved himself. As a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Besorah. 23Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it will go with me. 24But I trust in Adonai that I myself also will come shortly. 25But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, fellow soldier, and your shaliach and servant of my need, 26since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick. 27For indeed he was sick nearly to death, but Elohim had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow on sorrow. 28I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 29Receive him therefore in Adonai with all joy, and hold such people in honour, 30because for the work of Mashiach he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service towards me.

Chapter 3

1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in Adonai! To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not tiresome, but for you it is safe. 2Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision. 3For we are the circumcision, who worship Elohim in the Ruach, and rejoice in Mashiach Yeshua, and have no confidence in the flesh; 4though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more: 5circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Yisrael, of the tribe of Binyamin, a Ivri of Ivrim; concerning the law, a HaPerush; 6concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless. 7However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Mashiach. 8Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Mashiach Yeshua, my Adonai, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Mashiach 9and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Mashiach, the righteousness which is from Elohim by faith, 10that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed to his death, 11if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. 12Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Mashiach Yeshua. 13Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before, 14I press on towards the goal for the prize of the high calling of Elohim in Mashiach Yeshua. 15Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, Elohim will also reveal that to you. 16Nevertheless, to the extent that we have already attained, let’s walk by the same rule. Let’s be of the same mind. 17Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example. 18For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Mashiach, 19whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things. 20For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Moshia, Adonai Yeshua Mashiach, 21who will change the body of our humiliation to be conformed to the body of his glory, according to the working by which he is able even to subject all things to himself.

Chapter 4

1Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, stand firm in Adonai in this way, my beloved. 2I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to think the same way in Adonai. 3Yes, I beg you also, true partner, help these women, for they laboured with me in the Besorah with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. 4Rejoice in Adonai always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!” 5Let your gentleness be known to all men. Adonai is at hand. 6In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to Elohim. 7And the peace of Elohim, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Mashiach Yeshua. 8Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honourable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9Do the things which you learnt, received, heard, and saw in me, and the Elohim of peace will be with you. 10But I rejoice in Adonai greatly that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity. 11Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learnt in whatever state I am, to be content in it. 12I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learnt the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need. 13I can do all things through Mashiach who strengthens me. 14However you did well that you shared in my affliction. 15You yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the Besorah, when I departed from Macedonia, no assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you only. 16For even in Thessalonica you sent once and again to my need. 17Not that I seek for the gift, but I seek for the fruit that increases to your account. 18But I have all things and abound. I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you, a sweet-smelling fragrance, an acceptable and well-pleasing sacrifice to Elohim. 19My Elohim will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Mashiach Yeshua. 20Now to our Elohim and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen. 21Greet every saint in Mashiach Yeshua. The brothers who are with me greet you. 22All the saints greet you, especially those who are of Kaisar’s household. 23The grace of Adonai Yeshua Mashiach be with you all. Amen.