---
title: Joseph Smith Translation (1867 edition)
description: Philippians from the Joseph Smith Translation (JST), 1867 edition.
authors:
  - Smith, Joseph, Jr.
collections:
  - joseph-smith
tags:
  - translation
published: "1867"
publisher: RLDS Publication Board
publisher_place: Plano, Illinois
publisher_note: "The title page reads: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Joseph Smith, I. L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing Committee; 1867."
edition: First edition (Plano, 1867)
language: en
type: book
chapter: 1
verse_count: 30
reference: "Joseph Smith Jr., *Joseph Smith Translation*, first edition (Plano, IL: RLDS Publication Board, 1867), Philippians, chap. 1, https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft."
source:
  url: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  identifier: holyscripturestr00smituoft
  scan: University of Toronto / Trinity College Library copy, Internet Archive
  transcription: "OCR text of the 1867 scans (Toronto copy and a second copy, holyscriptures00smit), reconciled word by word; Romans was also checked against the page images. Method, per-chapter validation log and known limits: docs/jst-1867-import.md."
rights:
  status: public-domain
  basis: 1867 US publication
  source: https://archive.org/details/holyscripturestr00smituoft
  publication_year: 1867
---

# Philippians 1

*Exhortation to righteousness PauVs devoiedne.ss to Christ— Desire to be with Christ Duty to suffer for Christ.*

**1** Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which 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 the steadfastness of 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 which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ;
**7** Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
**8** For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
**9** And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
**10** That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
**11** Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
**12** But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
**13** So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
**14** And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
**15** Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will;
**16** The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds;
**17** But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
**18** What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
**19** For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
**20** According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also PHILIPPIANS. Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
**21** But if I live in the flesh, ye are the fruit of my labour. Yet what I shall choose I know not.
**22** For me to live, is to do the will of Christ; and to die, is my gain.
**23** Now I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better;
**24** Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
**25** And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
**26** That your rejoicing with me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ, for my coming to you again.
**27** Therefore let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
**28** And in nothing terrified by your adversaries, who reject the gospel, which bringeth on them destruction; but you who receive the gospel, salvation; and that of God.
**29** For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
**30** Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now know to be in me.