Philippians 1 : American Standard Version

1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you, 4always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy, 5for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now; 6being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ: 7even 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. 8For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus. 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; 10so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ; 11being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
12Now I
would have you know, brethren, that the things which happened unto
me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel; 13so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole
praetorian guard, and to all the rest; 14and that most
of the brethren in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are
more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear. 15Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of
good will: 16the one do it of love, knowing that I am
set for the defence of the gospel; 17but the other
proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up
affliction for me in my bonds. 18What then? only that in
every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed;
and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 19For I
know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your
supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing shall
I be put to shame, but that with all boldness, as always, so now
also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by
death. 21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is
gain. 22But if to live in the flesh, --if this shall
bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not.
23But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to
depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: 24yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake. 25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and
abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith; 26that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my
presence with you again. 27Only let your manner of life
be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you
and be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one
spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel; 28and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an
evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from
God; 29because to you it hath been granted in the behalf
of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his
behalf: 30having the same conflict which ye saw in me,
and now hear to be in me.