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Philippians, 1

1. Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all God's holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with their presiding elders and the deacons.

1. Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philip'pi, with the bishops and deacons:

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

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

3. I thank my God whenever I think of you,

3. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,

4. and every time I pray for you all, I always pray with joy

4. always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy,

5. for your partnership in the gospel from the very first day up to the present.

5. thankful for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

6. I am quite confident that the One who began a good work in you will go on completing it until the Day of Jesus Christ comes.

6. And I am sure that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

7. It is only right that I should feel like this towards you all, because you have a place in my heart, since you have all shared together in the grace that has been mine, both my chains and my work defending and establishing the gospel.

7. It is right for me to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.

8. For God will testify for me how much I long for you all with the warm longing of Christ Jesus;

8. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

9. it is my prayer that your love for one another may grow more and more with the knowledge and complete understanding

9. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,

10. that will help you to come to true discernment, so that you will be innocent and free of any trace of guilt when the Day of Christ comes,

10. so that you may approve what is excellent, and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

11. entirely filled with the fruits of uprightness through Jesus Christ, for the glory and praise of God.

11. filled with the fruits of righteousness which come through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

12. Now I want you to realise, brothers, that the circumstances of my present life are helping rather than hindering the advance of the gospel.

12. I want you to know, brethren, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel,

13. My chains in Christ have become well known not only to all the Praetorium, but to everybody else,

13. so that it has become known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ;

14. and so most of the brothers in the Lord have gained confidence from my chains and are getting more and more daring in announcing the Message without any fear.

14. and most of the brethren have been made confident in the Lord because of my imprisonment, and are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.

15. It is true that some of them are preaching Christ out of malice and rivalry; but there are many as well whose intentions are good;

15. Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from good will.

16. some are doing it out of love, knowing that I remain firm in my defence of the gospel.

16. The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel;

17. There are others who are proclaiming Christ out of jealousy, not in sincerity but meaning to add to the weight of my chains.

17. the former proclaim Christ out of partisanship, not sincerely but thinking to afflict me in my imprisonment.

18. But what does it matter? Only that in both ways, whether with false motives or true, Christ is proclaimed, and for that I am happy;

18. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and in that I rejoice.

19. and I shall go on being happy, too, because I know that this is what will save me, with your prayers and with the support of the Spirit of Jesus Christ;

19. Yes, and I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

20. all in accordance with my most confident hope and trust that I shall never have to admit defeat, but with complete fearlessness I shall go on, so that now, as always, Christ will be glorified in my body, whether by my life or my death.

20. as it is my eager expectation and hope that I shall not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

21. Life to me, of course, is Christ, but then death would be a positive gain.

21. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

22. On the other hand again, if to be alive in the body gives me an opportunity for fruitful work, I do not know which I should choose.

22. If it is to be life in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.

23. I am caught in this dilemma: I want to be gone and to be with Christ, and this is by far the stronger desire-

23. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

24. and yet for your sake to stay alive in this body is a more urgent need.

24. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

25. This much I know for certain, that I shall stay and stand by you all, to encourage your advance and your joy in the faith,

25. Convinced of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

26. so that my return to be among you may increase to overflowing your pride in Jesus Christ on my account.

26. so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.

27. But you must always behave in a way that is worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come to you and see for myself or whether I only hear all about you from a distance, I shall find that you are standing firm and united in spirit, battling, as a team with a single aim, for the faith of the gospel.

27. Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

28. undismayed by any of your opponents. This will be a clear sign, for them that they are to be lost, and for you that you are to be saved.

28. and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear omen to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.

29. This comes from God, for you have been granted the privilege for Christ's sake not only of believing in him but of suffering for him as well;

29. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,

30. you are fighting the same battle which you saw me fighting for him and which you hear I am fighting still.

30. engaged in the same conflict which you saw and now hear to be mine.



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Notes de bas de page:

1:3-6 - Paul exprime sa gratitude pour les prières et le soutien des Philippiens, confiant que Dieu parachèvera l'œuvre de bien qu'il a commencée avec eux. Ce verset souligne la certitude de la transformation divine tout au long du cheminement chrétien (voir aussi Romains 8:28 et 2 Corinthiens 1:11).

1:12-14 - Paul parle de la façon dont ses chaînes ont contribué à faire progresser l'Évangile, montrant que même l'adversité peut être utilisée par Dieu pour accomplir son dessein. La fidélité dans les moments difficiles est la marque d'un véritable chrétien (voir aussi Actes 16:25-34 et Romains 8:35-39).

1:21-26 - Paul réfléchit sur la vie et la mort, affirmant que vivre c'est Christ et mourir est un gain. Il fait preuve d'une profonde confiance dans le dessein de Dieu, cherchant toujours l'édification du corps du Christ (voir aussi Galates 2:20 et 2 Corinthiens 5:8).

1:27-30 - Paul exhorte les Philippiens à vivre une vie digne de l'Évangile, en affrontant la souffrance avec courage. Il enseigne que les chrétiens doivent demeurer fermes dans leur foi, même en période de persécution (voir aussi 2 Timothée 2:3 et 1 Pierre 4:12-13).

1:29-30 - Croire au Christ crucifié implique de faire face à des défis et à l'opposition. La foi chrétienne ne se résume pas à des bénédictions, mais aussi à un combat pour la vérité, comme l'illustre Paul (voir aussi 2 Corinthiens 12:10 et Matthieu 5:10-12).

Versets liés à Philippians, 1:

Philippiens chapitre 1 exprime l'amour de Paul pour l'église de Philippes. Comment l’apôtre maintient-il la joie au milieu de l’adversité ? Ce texte chaleureux révèle la gratitude et les prières de Paul pour les Philippiens, sa perspective sur la souffrance et son désir de glorifier le Christ. L’apôtre encourage les croyants à vivre d’une manière digne de l’Évangile, en affrontant l’opposition avec courage. Le chapitre met l'accent sur la joie en Christ, même dans les circonstances les plus difficiles. Philippiens 1 donne le ton optimiste de l’épître. Considérez avec nous cinq passages bibliques qui mettent en évidence les thèmes joyeux de ce chapitre inaugural.

Romains 8:28: "Nous savons que Dieu œuvre en toutes choses pour le bien de ceux qui l’aiment, de ceux qui ont été appelés selon son dessein." - Ce verset fait écho au thème de Philippiens 1:12-14, où Paul considère ses tribulations comme un moyen de faire avancer l’Évangile.

2 Corinthiens 5:8: "Nous avons donc confiance et préférons être absents du corps et demeurer avec le Seigneur." - Ce passage reflète le dilemme de Paul dans Philippiens 1:21-23 : vivre pour Christ ou aller être avec Lui.

Éphésiens 4:1: "En tant que prisonnier dans le Seigneur, je vous supplie de vivre d’une manière digne de l’appel que vous avez reçu." - Paul lance un plaidoyer similaire dans Philippiens 1:27, en mettant l’accent sur une vie digne de l’Évangile.

1 Pierre 3:14: "Mais même si vous souffrez pour la justice, vous serez heureux. "Ne craignez pas ce qu'ils craignent, n'ayez pas peur"." - Ce verset fait écho à Philippiens 1:28-30, où Paul encourage les Philippiens à ne pas craindre l’opposition.

Colossiens 1:9: "C'est pourquoi, depuis le jour où nous l'avons entendu, nous n'avons cessé de prier pour vous et de demander que vous soyez remplis de la pleine connaissance de la volonté de Dieu, de toute sagesse et compréhension spirituelle." - Cette prière de Paul pour les Colossiens est similaire à sa prière pour les Philippiens dans Philippiens 1:9-11.

FAQ:

Que voulait dire Paul par « car pour moi, vivre c’est Christ, et mourir est un gain » ?

Paul affirme que sa vie est consacrée au Christ et que, s'il meurt, il sera avec lui. Cela témoigne de sa confiance et de son abandon total à la volonté de Dieu. (Philippiens 1:21)

Quel était le but de la lettre de Paul aux Philippiens ?

Paul a écrit pour encourager les chrétiens de Philippes, pour les remercier de leur soutien et pour les encourager à rester fermes dans la foi même face aux difficultés. (Philippiens 1:3-6)

Comment Paul considérait-il son emprisonnement par rapport à l’avancement de l’Évangile ?

Il a vu son emprisonnement comme une occasion de répandre l’Évangile, car même les gardiens de prison ont entendu parler du Christ et les frères ont été encouragés. (Philippiens 1:12-14)

Que signifie « marcher d’une manière digne de l’Évangile de Christ » ?

Cela signifie vivre avec intégrité, unité et constance dans la foi, faire preuve de courage face à l'adversité et rester fidèle à Dieu. (Philippiens 1:27)

Pourquoi Paul encourage-t-il les Philippiens à ne pas craindre la persécution ?

Parce que souffrir pour le Christ est un privilège et démontre leur fermeté dans la foi. Il leur rappelle qu'il est lui aussi persécuté à cause de l'Évangile. (Philippiens 1:29-30)


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