1. Paul and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
2. Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you
4. always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy,
5. for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,
6. being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.
7. Even as it is right for me to think this of you all because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are joint partakers of my grace.