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Philippians Outline

      • Greetings (1, 2)

      • Thanks to God; Paul’s prayer (3-11)

      • Good news advances despite trouble (12-20)

      • To live is Christ, to die is gain (21-26)

      • Behave in manner worthy of the good news (27-30)

Philippians 1:1

Marginal References

  • +Ac 16:12
  • +1Ti 3:1, 8

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Organized, p. 53

    Insight, Volume 2, pp. 564-565

  • Publications Index

    od 53; it-2 564-565; om 55;

    w81 3/15 14; w74 407-408; w73 469; w72 19, 21, 692; or 61; yb72 27, 30; w71 690; w63 147; w62 630; w59 128; w44 313, 325

Philippians 1:2

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    g65 3/8 7

Philippians 1:3

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    g61 11/22 28

Philippians 1:4

Marginal References

  • +1Th 1:2

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    g61 11/22 28

Philippians 1:5

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “because of your participation in furthering.”

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 285

  • Publications Index

    it-2 285;

    w77 370-371; ad 1088

Philippians 1:6

Marginal References

  • +Php 2:13
  • +1Co 1:8

Philippians 1:7

Marginal References

  • +Eph 3:1; Php 1:13; Col 4:18; 2Ti 1:8; Phm 13
  • +Ac 24:10, 14; 25:10-12

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook,

    7/2023, p. 3

    Bearing Witness, pp. 131-132

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 21

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 273

    The Watchtower,

    2/15/2015, pp. 22-23

    8/15/1999, pp. 21-22

    12/1/1998, p. 18

    Proclaimers, pp. 678, 696

    “All Scripture,” p. 94

  • Publications Index

    mwb23.07 3; bt 131-132; lff lesson 21; it-1 273; w15 2/15 22-23; w99 8/15 21-22; w98 12/1 18; jv 678, 696; si 94;

    g78 2/22 27; yb75 172-173; w62 711; w57 762; w54 724; w52 411; w50 393

Philippians 1:9

Marginal References

  • +1Th 3:12
  • +Joh 17:3
  • +Heb 5:14

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower (Study),

    8/2022, p. 3

    The Watchtower (Study),

    8/2019, pp. 9-10

    The Watchtower,

    3/15/1997, pp. 16-17

    6/15/1995, p. 20

  • Publications Index

    w22.08 3; w19.08 9-10; w97 3/15 16-17; w95 6/15 20;

    g72 2/8 4; w71 266-267; w66 23; yb66 38; w64 467, 492; w60 108; w59 460

Philippians 1:10

Marginal References

  • +Ro 12:2
  • +Ro 14:13, 21

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Enjoy Life Forever!, lesson 12

    Awake!,

    No. 1 2020 p. 12

    2/22/1987, pp. 6-9

    The Watchtower (Study),

    8/2019, pp. 10-12

    The Watchtower,

    11/15/2008, p. 24

    3/15/1997, pp. 16-17

  • Publications Index

    lff lessons 12, 53; g20.1 12; w19.08 10-12; w08 11/15 24; w97 3/15 16-17; g87 2/22 6-9;

    w80 8/1 21; w78 3/15 16; w73 128; w71 266-267; w66 295; w64 448, 640; w63 36; w62 81, 678; w59 460; w57 379

Philippians 1:11

Marginal References

  • +Joh 15:5

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower (Study),

    8/2019, p. 12

    The Watchtower,

    4/15/2007, p. 24

  • Publications Index

    w19.08 12; w07 4/15 24;

    w65 338

Philippians 1:12

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    g78 2/22 27

Philippians 1:13

Marginal References

  • +Eph 3:1
  • +Ac 28:30, 31

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 383, 1011

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 666

    The Watchtower,

    2/15/2013, pp. 14-16

    New World Translation, p. 1707

  • Publications Index

    it-1 383, 1011; it-2 666; w13 2/15 14-16; nwt 1707;

    ad 273, 697, 1329; li 277; w62 17; yb62 26

Philippians 1:14

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    yb84 260-261; w83 12/15 18, 25-26; w62 17; yb62 26; g62 11/8 19

Philippians 1:15

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 730, 988-989

    The Watchtower,

    10/1/1991, p. 21

  • Publications Index

    it-1 730, 988-989; w91 10/1 21;

    w78 1/1 20; w76 296-297; w76 542; ad 678; w64 335, 697; w39 52

Philippians 1:16

Marginal References

  • +Php 1:7

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w64 335, 697

Philippians 1:17

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, p. 730

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 1040

  • Publications Index

    it-1 730; it-2 1040;

    w76 296-297; ad 1557; w64 335

Philippians 1:18

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w76 299-300; w39 52

Philippians 1:19

Marginal References

  • +2Co 1:11
  • +Joh 15:26

Philippians 1:20

Marginal References

  • +Ro 14:8; 1Pe 4:16

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w72 415; w61 303

Philippians 1:21

Marginal References

  • +Ga 2:20
  • +1Th 4:14; 2Ti 4:8; Re 14:13

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower,

    3/1/1995, p. 30

  • Publications Index

    w95 3/1 30;

    w72 519

Philippians 1:22

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    g57 3/8 25; w46 122

Philippians 1:23

Marginal References

  • +2Ti 4:6
  • +2Co 5:6, 8

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    The Watchtower,

    8/15/2008, p. 28

    3/1/1995, pp. 30-31

  • Publications Index

    w08 8/15 28; w95 3/1 30-31;

    int 1151; Rbi8 1578; bi8-71 1364; int69 1162; bi8-63 3591; g57 3/8 25; bi7-50 780; w46 122

Philippians 1:24

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w46 122

Philippians 1:26

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w49 197

Philippians 1:27

Footnotes

  • *

    Or “carry on as citizens.”

  • *

    Or “with one accord.”

Marginal References

  • +Eph 4:1, 3; Col 1:10
  • +Ro 15:5, 6; 1Co 1:10

Indexes

  • Research Guide

    Insight, Volume 1, pp. 473, 1008

    Insight, Volume 2, p. 629

    The Watchtower,

    8/15/2012, pp. 11-12

    9/15/2010, pp. 13-14

  • Publications Index

    it-1 473, 1008; it-2 629; w12 8/15 11; w10 9/15 13-14;

    w85 11/15 29; int 1170; w77 401-402; w74 540; ad 695, 1303; li 278; w63 48; ln 22; w61 362, 369

Philippians 1:28

Marginal References

  • +2Th 1:6
  • +Lu 21:19; 2Th 1:4, 5

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w82 4/15 24-25; w61 369; w52 157; w39 52

Philippians 1:29

Marginal References

  • +Ac 5:41

Indexes

  • Publications Index

    w66 431; w52 563

Philippians 1:30

Marginal References

  • +Ac 16:22, 23; 1Th 2:2

Parallel Translations

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General

Phil. 1:1Ac 16:12
Phil. 1:11Ti 3:1, 8
Phil. 1:41Th 1:2
Phil. 1:6Php 2:13
Phil. 1:61Co 1:8
Phil. 1:7Eph 3:1; Php 1:13; Col 4:18; 2Ti 1:8; Phm 13
Phil. 1:7Ac 24:10, 14; 25:10-12
Phil. 1:91Th 3:12
Phil. 1:9Joh 17:3
Phil. 1:9Heb 5:14
Phil. 1:10Ro 12:2
Phil. 1:10Ro 14:13, 21
Phil. 1:11Joh 15:5
Phil. 1:13Eph 3:1
Phil. 1:13Ac 28:30, 31
Phil. 1:16Php 1:7
Phil. 1:192Co 1:11
Phil. 1:19Joh 15:26
Phil. 1:20Ro 14:8; 1Pe 4:16
Phil. 1:21Ga 2:20
Phil. 1:211Th 4:14; 2Ti 4:8; Re 14:13
Phil. 1:232Ti 4:6
Phil. 1:232Co 5:6, 8
Phil. 1:27Eph 4:1, 3; Col 1:10
Phil. 1:27Ro 15:5, 6; 1Co 1:10
Phil. 1:282Th 1:6
Phil. 1:28Lu 21:19; 2Th 1:4, 5
Phil. 1:29Ac 5:41
Phil. 1:30Ac 16:22, 23; 1Th 2:2
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New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
Philippians 1:1-30

To the Philippians

1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the holy ones in union with Christ Jesus who are in Phi·lipʹpi,+ along with overseers and ministerial servants:+

2 May you have undeserved kindness and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3 I thank my God always when I remember you 4 in every supplication of mine for all of you. I offer each supplication with joy,+ 5 because of the contribution you have made to* the good news from the first day until this moment. 6 For I am confident of this very thing, that the one who started a good work in you will bring it to completion+ until the day of Christ Jesus.+ 7 It is only right for me to think this regarding all of you, since I have you in my heart, you who are sharers with me in the undeserved kindness both in my prison bonds+ and in the defending and legally establishing of the good news.+

8 For God is my witness of how I am longing for all of you with such tender affection as Christ Jesus has. 9 And this is what I continue praying, that your love may abound still more and more+ with accurate knowledge+ and full discernment;+ 10 that you may make sure of the more important things,+ so that you may be flawless and not stumbling others+ up to the day of Christ; 11 and that you may be filled with righteous fruit, which is through Jesus Christ,+ to God’s glory and praise.

12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that my situation has actually turned out for the advancement of the good news, 13 so that my prison bonds+ for the sake of Christ have become public knowledge+ among all the Prae·toʹri·an Guard and all the rest. 14 Now most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence because of my prison bonds, and they are showing all the more courage to speak the word of God fearlessly.

15 True, some are preaching the Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter are proclaiming the Christ out of love, for they know that I have been appointed to defend the good news;+ 17 but the former do it out of contentiousness, not with a pure motive, for they are intending to create trouble for me in my prison bonds. 18 With what result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and I rejoice over this. In fact, I will also keep on rejoicing, 19 for I know that this will result in my salvation through your supplication+ and with the support of the spirit of Jesus Christ.+ 20 This is in harmony with my eager expectation and hope that I will not be ashamed in any respect, but that with all freeness of speech Christ will now, as always before, be magnified by means of my body, whether through life or through death.+

21 For in my case, to live is Christ+ and to die is gain.+ 22 Now if I am to live on in the flesh, this is a fruitage of my work; yet what I would choose, I do not make known. 23 I am torn between these two things, for I do desire the releasing and the being with Christ,+ which is, to be sure, far better.+ 24 However, it is more necessary for me to remain in the flesh for your sakes. 25 So, being confident of this, I know I will remain and continue with all of you for your advancement and your joy in the faith, 26 so that your exultation may overflow in Christ Jesus because of me when I am again present with you.

27 Only behave* in a manner worthy of the good news about the Christ,+ so that whether I come and see you or I am absent, I may hear about you and learn that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul,*+ striving side by side for the faith of the good news, 28 and in no way being frightened by your opponents. This very thing is a proof of destruction+ for them, but of salvation for you;+ and this is from God. 29 For you have been given the privilege in behalf of Christ, not only to put your faith in him but also to suffer in his behalf.+ 30 For you are facing the same struggle that you saw me face,+ which you now hear that I am still facing.

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