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Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God.

Philippians 1:3

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“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,”

‭‭ Philippians‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭

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To Live Is Christ

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,

To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God every time I remember you. In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me. God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.

It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.

What then is the issue? Just this: that in every way, whether by false motives or true, Christ is preached. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance. I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. But it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.

Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, so that through my coming to you again your exultation in Christ Jesus will resound on account of me.

Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God. For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. — Philippians 1 | The Reader’s Bible (BRB) The Reader’s Bible © 2020 by Bible Hub and Berean.Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Job 16:19; Psalm 119:66; Psalm 119:116; Psalm 138:8; Matthew 5:11-12; Mark 5:5; Luke 21:13; John 12:26; Acts 2:42; Acts 4:29; Acts 9:13; Acts 21:33; Acts 28:30; Romans 1:7-8 and 9; Romans 1:13; Romans 2:8; 1 Corinthians 9:17; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 3:5; Galatians 6:4; Ephesians 4:1; Philippians 2:3; Philippians 2:16; Colossians 1:29; Titus 3:14; Philemon 1:22

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I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joybecause of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in…

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I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.

Philippians 1:20-21 NIV 

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Philippians 1:21-23

21 ἐμοὶ γὰρ τὸ ζῆν Χριστὸς καὶ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν κέρδος. 22 εἰ δὲ τὸ ζῆν ἐν σαρκί, τοῦτό μοι καρπὸς ἔργου, καὶ τί αἱρήσομαι οὐ γνωρίζω. 23 συνέχομαι δὲ ἐκ τῶν δύο, τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχων εἰς τὸ ἀναλῦσαι καὶ σὺν Χριστῷ εἶναι, πολλῷ [γὰρ] μᾶλλον κρεῖσσον.

My translation:

21 So to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 However, if I (continue to) live in the flesh, this (means) for me fruit of work, and what I would choose I do not know. 23 I am tormented by the two, having the desire to depart and to be with Christ, (which is) better by far.

The articles with the infinitives τὸ ζῆν and τὸ ἀποθανεῖν let us know that they are the subjects (of the implied ἔιμι), and Χριστὸς and κέρδος are the predicates. EGGNT notes that Paul may be making a play on a common Greek motto, ζῆν χρηστός, “life is good”.

κέρδος = “gain, advantage, profit”, a commercial term. Only 3 instances in the NT, but cognate verb κερδαίνω is more common.

καρπὸς ἔργου literally means “the fruit of work”, i.e. “fruitful labor”.

αἱρέω =  I choose, prefer (not to be confused with αἴρω). This verb usually occurs in the middle voice, choosing (for oneself), to be expected for a verb of volition.

γνωρίζω means “I make known, inform, declare”. If Paul is using this verb to mean simply “know” instead of “make known”, it would be the only instance out of the NT's 25 occurrences of the verb. More likely, as EGGNT notes, Paul means, “I’m not telling!”, “I can't say!”.

συνέχω is σύν + ἔχω, a verb used of the crowds pressing in on Jesus. Thus “hard pressed”. Elsewhere in the NT the meaning is “I am distressed, afflicted, tormented”.

ἀναλύω is lit. “I loose up”, i.e. unloosing your horse for departure. It was a common way for the Greeks to more softly refer to death, much like our “pass away”.

κρείσσων is a variant of the Attic κρείττων, “better, stronger, more excellent”.

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I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy.

Philippians 1:3-4 NIV