Philippians 1
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
1Paulus et Timotheus, servi Jesu Christi, omnibus sanctis in Christo Jesu, qui sunt Philippis, cum episcopis et diaconibus.
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo.
3I thank my God whenever I remember you,
3Gratias ago Deo meo in omni memoria vestri,
4always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy,
4semper in cunctis orationibus meis pro omnibus vobis, cum gaudio deprecationem faciens,
5for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;
5super communicatione vestra in Evangelio Christi a prima die usque nunc.
6being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
6Confidens hoc ipsum, quia qui cœpit in vobis opus bonum, perficiet usque in diem Christi Jesu:
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 defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
7sicut est mihi justum hoc sentire pro omnibus vobis: eo quod habeam vos in corde, et in vinculis meis, et in defensione, et confirmatione Evangelii, socios gaudii mei omnes vos esse.
8For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
8Testis enim mihi est Deus, quomodo cupiam omnes vos in visceribus Jesu Christi.
9This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
9Et hoc oro, ut caritas vestra magis ac magis abundet in scientia, et in omni sensu:
10so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,
10ut probetis potiora, ut sitis sinceri, et sine offensa in diem Christi,
11being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
11repleti fructu justitiæ per Jesum Christum, in gloriam et laudem Dei.
12Now I desire to have you know, brothers, that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News,
12Scire autem vos volo fratres, quia quæ circa me sunt, magis ad profectum venerunt Evangelii:
13so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ,
13ita ut vincula mea manifesta fierent in Christo in omni prætorio, et in ceteris omnibus,
14and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
14et plures e fratribus in Domino confidentes vinculis meis, abundantius auderent sine timore verbum Dei loqui.
15Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
15Quidam quidem et propter invidiam et contentionem: quidam autem et propter bonam voluntatem Christum prædicant:
16The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;
16quidam ex caritate, scientes quoniam in defensionem Evangelii positus sum.
17but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.
17Quidam autem ex contentione Christum annuntiant non sincere, existimantes pressuram se suscitare vinculis meis.
18What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.
18Quid enim? Dum omni modo sive per occasionem, sive per veritatem, Christus annuntietur: et in hoc gaudeo, sed et gaudebo.
19For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
19Scio enim quia hoc mihi proveniet ad salutem, per vestram orationem, et subministrationem Spiritus Jesu Christi,
20according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
20secundum exspectationem et spem meam, quia in nullo confundar: sed in omni fiducia sicut semper, et nunc magnificabitur Christus in corpore meo, sive per vitam, sive per mortem.
21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
21Mihi enim vivere Christus est, et mori lucrum.
22But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.
22Quod si vivere in carne, hic mihi fructus operis est, et quid eligam ignoro.
23But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
23Coarctor autem e duobus: desiderium habens dissolvi, et esse cum Christo, multo magis melius:
24Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
24permanere autem in carne, necessarium propter vos.
25Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
25Et hoc confidens scio quia manebo, et permanebo omnibus vobis ad profectum vestrum, et gaudium fidei:
26that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
26ut gratulatio vestra abundet in Christo Jesu in me, per meum adventum iterum ad vos.
27Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, 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 Good News;
27Tantum digne Evangelio Christi conversamini: ut sive cum venero, et videro vos, sive absens audiam de vobis, quia statis in uno spiritu unanimes, collaborantes fidei Evangelii:
28and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
28et in nullo terreamini ab adversariis: quæ illis est causa perditionis, vobis autem salutis, et hoc a Deo:
29Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
29quia vobis donatum est pro Christo, non solum ut in eum credatis, sed ut etiam pro illo patiamini:
30having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
30idem certamen habentes, quale et vidistis in me, et nunc audistis de me.
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