Philippians 1:12-20

New American Standard Bible

The Gospel Is Preached

¹² Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my circumstances ^(A)have turned out for the greater progress of the ^(B)gospel, ¹³ so that my ^[a](C)imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the ^[b]praetorian guard and to ^(D)everyone else, ¹⁴ and that most of the brothers and sisters, ^[c]trusting in the Lord because of my ^[d](E)imprisonment, have ^(F)far more courage to speak the word of God without fear. ^15 (G)Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even ^[e]from envy and strife, but some also ^[f]from goodwill; ¹⁶ the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the ^(H)gospel; ¹⁷ the former proclaim Christ ^(I)out of selfish ambition ^[g]rather than from pure motives, thinking that they are causing me distress in my ^[h](J)imprisonment. ¹⁸ What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice.

But not only that, I also will rejoice, ¹⁹ for I know that this will turn out for my ^[i]deliverance ^(K)through your ^[j]prayers and the provision of ^(L)the Spirit of Jesus Christ, ²⁰ according to my ^(M)eager expectation and ^(N)hope, that I will not be put to shame in anything, but that with ^(O)all boldness, Christ will even now, as always, be ^(P)exalted in my body, ^(Q)whether by life or by death.