Philippians 1:1-6 Greeting 1  Paul and Timothy, servants [ a ] of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers [ b ] and deacons: [ c ] 2  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving and Prayer 3  I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4  always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5  because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6  And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Footnotes Philippians 1:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos , see Preface Philippians 1:1 Or bishops ; Greek episkopoi Philippians 1:1 Or servants , or ministers ; Greek diakonoi Psalm 138 Give Thanks to the Lord Of David. 138  I give you thanks, O Lord , with my whole heart;    ...