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Philippians 1:17

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

the others proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition,  not sincerely, thinking that they will cause me trouble in my imprisonment.

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Do nothing out of selfish ambition  or conceit,  but in humility  consider others as more important  than yourselves.


Indeed, it is right  for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart,  and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment  and in the defence  and confirmation of the gospel.


At my first defence, no one stood by me, but everyone deserted me.  May it not be counted against them.


For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle  (I am telling the truth;  I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles  in faith and truth.


As he was saying these things in his defence, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, ‘You’re out of your mind,  Paul! Too much study is driving you mad.’


Agrippa said to Paul, ‘You have permission to speak for yourself.’ Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defence:


‘Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defence before you.’


Therefore make up your minds   not to prepare your defence in advance,


but wrath and anger to those who are self-seeking  and disobey the truth  while obeying unrighteousness.


What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether from false motives  or true, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice


for which I suffer to the point of being bound like a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.





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