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1 Pablo y Timoteo, siervos de Jesucristo, a todos los que están en Filipos y que, por estar unidos a Cristo Jesús, forman parte del pueblo santo de Dios; también a sus líderes y diáconos:
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
2 Que Dios nuestro Padre y el Señor Jesucristo los llenen de amor y de paz.
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Cada vez que me acuerdo de ustedes doy gracias a mi Dios;
3 I thank my God whenever I remember you,
4 siempre que oro por ustedes lo hago con alegría,
4 always in every request of mine on behalf of you all, making my requests with joy,
5 porque ustedes se han solidarizado con el evangelio desde el primer día hasta ahora.
5 for your partnership in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;
6 El que comenzó tan buena obra en ustedes la irá perfeccionando hasta el día en que Jesucristo regrese. De esto estoy seguro.
6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
7 Está bien que yo piense así de todos ustedes, porque los llevo en el corazón. Ya sea que yo esté preso o defendiendo y confirmando el evangelio, todos ustedes participan conmigo del amor que Dios me ha dado.
7 It 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.
8 Dios sabe lo mucho que los quiero a todos con el tierno amor que nos da Cristo Jesús.
8 For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
9 Lo que pido en mis oraciones es que el amor de ustedes sea cada vez más grande y que su conocimiento y buen juicio crezcan,
9 This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
10 para que sepan elegir lo que es mejor y para que vivan de una manera limpia y sin reproche hasta el día cuando Cristo regrese;
10 so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,
11 también para que estén llenos del fruto de justicia que se produce por medio de Jesucristo, para que le den la gloria y la alabanza a Dios.
11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
12 Hermanos, quiero que sepan que lo que me ha pasado ha ayudado a anunciar el evangelio.
12 Now 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,
13 Toda la guardia del palacio y todos los demás saben que estoy encadenado por causa de Cristo.
13 so that it became evident to the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ,
14 Y al ver que estoy preso, la mayoría de los hermanos se ha atrevido, ahora más que nunca, a anunciar sin temor la palabra de Dios, confiando en el Señor.
14 and 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.
15 Es cierto que algunos anuncian a Cristo por envidia y rivalidad, pero otros lo hacen con buenas intenciones.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.
16 Estos últimos lo hacen por amor, porque saben que Dios me ha puesto para defender el evangelio.
16 The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;
17 Los primeros anuncian a Cristo por interés personal y no por motivos puros, pues creen que así me harán sufrir más, ahora que estoy en la cárcel.
17 but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.
18 Pero, ¿qué importa? De cualquier manera, sea con motivos falsos o sinceros, se anuncia a Cristo. Por eso me alegro y me seguiré alegrando,
18 What 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.
19 porque sé que, gracias a las oraciones de ustedes y a la ayuda del Espíritu de Jesucristo, saldré libre.
19 For I know that this will turn out to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 Mi gran deseo y esperanza es que no haga nada que me avergüence, sino que, con toda libertad, ya sea que viva o muera, le den la gloria a Cristo por medio de mí ahora como siempre.
20 according 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.
21 Porque para mí el vivir es Cristo y el morir es ganancia.
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
22 Pero si el seguir viviendo en este mundo significa para mí que haré un buen trabajo, entonces no sé que elegir.
22 But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.
23 Realmente me es difícil elegir cualquiera de las dos posibilidades. Deseo morir y estar con Cristo, que es muchísimo mejor;
23 But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
24 pero por el bien de ustedes es aún conveniente que me quede en este mundo.
24 Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.
25 Por eso, estoy convencido de que lo mejor es que me quede y continúe con todos ustedes para ayudarlos en el alegre crecimiento de su fe.
25 Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all for your progress and joy in the faith,
26 Así, cuando yo vuelva, tendrán más razón para estar orgullosos de mí en Cristo Jesús.
26 that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.
27 Pase lo que pase, vivan de manera digna, de acuerdo con el evangelio de Cristo, porque ya sea que vaya a verlos o que, estando ausente, sólo reciba noticias de ustedes, sabré que siguen firmes y unidos, luchando juntos por la fe del evangelio.
27 Only 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;
28 No les tengan miedo alguno a sus enemigos, porque para ellos es señal de destrucción; en cambio, para ustedes, es señal de salvación, y esto proviene de Dios.
28 and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.
29 A ustedes se les ha dado no sólo el privilegio de creer en Cristo, sino también de sufrir por él.
29 Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,
30 Ustedes están en la misma lucha que antes yo estaba. Y yo aún continúo luchando.
30 having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.
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Philippi
A Roman colony on the Via Egnatia and the site of Paul's first European converts — a beloved church to which he later wrote from prison.
Cited in the guide: Acts 16:12; Acts 16:25; Philippians 1:1
Cross references (30)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Corinthians 1:1; Acts 16:12–15; Romans 1:1; Colossians 1:1–2; Romans 1:7
- 2 Romans 1:7; 2 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Peter 1:2
- 3 1 Corinthians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 1:2–3; Philemon 4–5; 2 Timothy 1:3; Ephesians 1:15–16
- 4 1 Thessalonians 1:2; Romans 1:9; 2 John 4; Philippians 2:2; Ephesians 1:14–23
- 5 Philippians 4:14–15; Hebrews 3:14; Philippians 1:7; Philemon 17; 2 Corinthians 8:1
- 6 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24; Philippians 2:13; Ephesians 4:12; Hebrews 13:20–21; Psalm 138:8
- 7 2 Corinthians 7:3; Philippians 1:5; Colossians 4:18; 2 Timothy 2:9; Philippians 4:14
- 8 Romans 1:9; Philippians 4:1; 2 Timothy 1:4; 1 Thessalonians 2:8; Romans 9:1
- 9 1 Thessalonians 3:12; Colossians 1:9; Philemon 6; 2 Peter 1:5–6; Colossians 3:10
- 10 Romans 12:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Romans 2:18; Ephesians 5:10
- 11 Hebrews 12:11; John 15:8; John 15:4–5; Galatians 5:22–23; Colossians 1:10
- 12 2 Timothy 2:9; Romans 8:28; Acts 11:19–21; Romans 8:37; Acts 22:1–30
- 13 2 Timothy 2:9; Ephesians 3:1; Philippians 1:7; Philippians 4:22; Ephesians 6:20
- 14 Ephesians 6:19–20; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Luke 1:74; Colossians 4:4; Philippians 1:7
- 15 Romans 16:17–18; Philippians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 4:5; 1 Peter 5:2–4; 2 Corinthians 11:13
- 16 2 Corinthians 4:1–2; 2 Corinthians 2:17; Philippians 1:10; Philippians 1:12; Psalm 69:26
- 17 Philippians 2:3; 2 Timothy 1:11–12; 1 Corinthians 9:16–17; 2 Timothy 4:6–7; Galatians 2:7–8
- 18 Luke 9:50; Mark 9:38–40; 1 Corinthians 15:11; Philippians 1:14–17; 1 Corinthians 14:15
- 19 Romans 8:28; Acts 16:7; 2 Corinthians 1:11; Galatians 4:6; Romans 8:9
- 20 1 Peter 4:16; 1 Corinthians 6:20; Isaiah 54:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Ephesians 6:19–20
- 21 Galatians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Philippians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 5:6
- 22 1 Peter 4:2; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 1:24; 2 Corinthians 10:3; Psalm 71:18
- 23 2 Corinthians 5:8; Psalm 17:15; Revelation 14:13; Luke 23:43; John 17:24
- 24 Philippians 1:25–26; Philippians 1:22; John 16:7; Acts 20:29–31
- 25 Philippians 2:24; 2 Corinthians 1:24; Ephesians 4:11–13; Romans 15:13; Romans 5:2
- 26 2 Corinthians 1:14; 2 Corinthians 5:12; Philippians 4:4; Philippians 3:3; John 16:24
- 27 Ephesians 4:1; 1 Corinthians 16:13–14; 2 Peter 3:14; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Philippians 2:1–2
- 28 2 Timothy 1:7–8; 2 Thessalonians 1:5–6; Matthew 10:28; Isaiah 51:7; 2 Timothy 2:11–12
- 29 James 1:2; 1 Peter 4:13; Acts 5:41; Romans 5:3; Acts 14:22
- 30 1 Thessalonians 2:2; Acts 16:19–40; 2 Timothy 4:7; Romans 8:35–37; Hebrews 12:4
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Here, as writing to those of equal honor, he does not set down his rank of Teacher, but another, and that a great one. And what is that? He calls himself a "servant," and not an Apostle.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)
But the apostle himself also, being one who had been formed in a womb, and had issued thence, wrote to us, and confessed in his Epistle to the Philippians that "to live in the flesh was the fruit of [his] work;" thus expressing himself.
The apostle "desires to depart, and to be with Christ." And, "My soul desired to long for Thy judgments;" or if it is more appropriate to say, "My soul longed to desire Thy judgments." And, "The desire of wisdom bringeth to a kingdom." Yet there has always obtained the usage of understanding desire and concupiscence in a bad sense if …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For no child, be he never so virtuous, is so desirable and lovely to a father, as the having our portion in those good things, and "to depart and be with Christ." No doubt hell, and that punishment, is a thing not to be borne.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
He is called also the Spirit of Christ, as it is written, Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify; and again, Through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)