Philippians 1:8
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
In Context
9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Cross References
Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.
Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
Romans 9:1I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 7:15And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
Galatians 1:20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
Philippians 2:1Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:8-9
The Apostle's Affection and Hope. ( a. d. 62.) 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. The apostle expresses the ardent affection he had for them, and his concern for their spiritual welfare: I have you in my heart, v. 7 . He loved them as his own soul, and they lay… Read the whole commentary →