1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy, 5 for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now; 6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ: 7 even 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. 8 For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus. 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; 10 so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ; 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

12 Now I would have you know, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel; 13 so that my bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole prætorian guard, and to all the rest; 14 and 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. 15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 16 the one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel; 17 but the other proclaim Christ of faction, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction for me in my bonds. 18 What then? only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 19 For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 according 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. 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if to live in the flesh,—if this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not. 23 But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better: 24 yet to abide in the flesh is more needful for your sake. 25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide, yea, and abide with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith; 26 that your glorying may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again. 27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or 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; 28 and in nothing affrighted by the adversaries: which is for them an evident token of perdition, but of your salvation, and that from God; 29 because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf: 30 having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

1 Na Paora, raua ko Timoti, na nga pononga a Ihu Karaiti, ki te hunga tapu katoa i roto i a Karaiti Ihu e noho ana i Piripai, ratou ko nga pihopa, ko nga rikona.

2 Kia tau ki a koutou te aroha noa, me te rangimarie, he mea na te Atua, na to tatou Matua, na te Ariki hoki, na Ihu Karaiti.

3 E whakawhetai ana ahau ki toku Atua i oku maharatanga katoa ki a koutou,

4 I aku inoinga katoa, e puta ana taku inoi mo koutou i nga wa katoa i runga i te hari,

5 Mo koutou i uru tahi mai hei tautoko i te rongopai, mai o te ra tuatahi a moroki noa nei;

6 Pumau tonu toku whakaaro ki tenei mea nei ano, tera te kaitimata o te mahi pai i roto i a koutou e whakaoti, taea noatia te ra o Ihu Karaiti;

7 He tika hoki kia penei oku whakaaro ki a koutou katoa, no te mea kei roto koutou i toku ngakau; ara, ahakoa i ahau nei i te here, ahakoa i ahau e korero whakaara nei, e whakau nei i te rongopai, ka uru tahi koutou katoa me ahau ki te aroha noa.

8 Ko te Atua hoki hei kaiwhakaatu moku, mo te nui o toku koingo ki a koutou katoa, i runga i te ngakau aroha o Ihu Karaiti.

9 Ko taku inoi ano tenei, kia nui haere tonu to koutou aroha i runga i te matauranga, i nga mahara mohio katoa;

10 Kia whakaaetia ai e koutou nga mea papai; kia kore ai o koutou tinihanga, o koutou he, a taea noatia te ra o te Karaiti;

11 Kia ki ai hoki i nga hua o te tika, e puta mai ana i a Ihu Karaiti, hei kororia, hei whakamoemiti i te Atua.

12 Na e mea ana ahau kia matau koutou, e oku teina, ki te tukunga iho o nga mea i pa ki ahau, pai tonu hei whakaneke ake i te rongopai;

13 Kua kitea hoki oku mekameka mo ta te Karaiti, puta noa i te wahi katoa o nga hoia tiaki i te kingi, i era atu wahi katoa ano hoki;

14 Kua ngakau nui hoki te tokomaha o nga teina i roto i te Ariki, i oku mekameka nei, hira rawa ano hoki to ratou maia ki te korero i te kupu, kahore he mataku.

15 Ko etahi na te hae, na te totohe, i kauwhau ai i a te Karaiti; ko etahi na te whakaaro pai;

16 Ko etahi na te aroha, e mahara ana kua waiho ahau hei korero whakaara i te rongopai:

17 Ko etahi na te totohe ta ratou kauwhau i a te Karaiti, ehara i te whakaaro pono, e mea ana ki te whakatupu mamae moku e mekameka nei.

18 A tena, pehea iho? Anei ra, ahakoa tinihanga, ahakoa pono, e kauwhautia ana a te Karaiti; a e hari ana ahau ki tenei, ae ra, ka hari ano ahau.

19 E matau ana hoki ahau ka ai tenei hei whakaora moku, i a koutou na ka inoi, i te Wairua ano hoki o Ihu Karaiti ka homai;

20 Ko taku hoki tenei e whakamau tonu nei, e tumanako atu nei, e kore ahau e whakama i tetahi mea, engari ka tino maia ahau, a ka pera me to nga wa katoa, ka whakanuia ano a te Karaiti aianei e toku tinana, ahakoa i te ora, ahakoa i te mate.

21 Ki ahau hoki ko te ora ko te Karaiti, ko te mate he taonga.

22 Ki te ora ia ahau i te kikokiko, mehemea ko te hua tenei o taku mahi, heoi kahore ahau e mohio ko te aha taku e whiriwhiri ai.

23 E karapitia mai ana hoki ahau e nga mea e rua, he hiahia nei toku ki te haere, kia noho ai ahau ki a te Karaiti; ko te mea tino pai rawa hoki tera:

24 Ko te noho ranei i te kikokiko, ko te mea pai ake hoki tena mo koutou.

25 Na ka u nei toku whakaaro ki tenei, e matau ana ahau tera ahau e noho, ae ra, ka noho iho ahau ki a koutou katoa, hei whakaneke ake, hei whakahari i a koutou i runga i te whakapono;

26 Kia hira rawa ai to koutou whakamanamana i roto i a Karaiti Ihu ki ahau, moku ka noho tahi ano me koutou.

27 Engari kia tika ta koutou whakahaere, kia rite ki ta te rongopai o te Karaiti: na, ahakoa tae atu ahau kia kite i a koutou, ngaro mai ranei, kia rongo tonu atu ahau ki to koutou ahua, kei te tu koutou i runga i te wairua kotahi, i te ngakau kota hi, me te tohe tahi ano ki te whakapono o te rongopai:

28 Kahore hoki he wehi ki tetahi mea a o koutou hoariri: he tohu hoki tenei ki a ratou mo te whakangaromanga, ki a koutou ia mo te ora, i ahu mai i te Atua.

29 No te mea kua hoatu ki a koutou hei meatanga ma koutou ki a te Karaiti, ehara i te mea ko te whakapono anake ki a ia, engari ko te mate ano hoki mo te whakaaro ki a ia;

30 Kei a koutou hoki taua pakanga i kite ra koutou ki ahau, a ka rongo nei inaianei kei ahau.