Philippians 1:3
Every recollection that I have of you is a cause of thanksgiving to God,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
In Context
2May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you, and give you peace.
4always, in every prayer that I offer for you all – my prayers are full of joy –
Cross References
Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because the report of your faith is spreading throughout the world.
1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank God for you. I thank him for the blessing bestowed on you in Christ Jesus.
Colossians 1:3Whenever we pray we never fail to thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you,
1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we thank God enough for all the happiness that you are giving us in the sight of our God?
2 Timothy 1:3I am thankful to God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, when I remember you, as I never fail to do, in my prayers – night and day alike,
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:2-3
Philippians Philippi was a chief city of the western part of Macedonia, prote tes meridos tes Makedonias polis, Acts xvi. 12 . It took its name from Philip, the famous king of Macedon, who repaired and beautified it, and it was afterwards made a Roman colony. Near this place were the Campi Philippici, remarkable for the famous battles between Julius Cæsar and Pompey the Great, and that between Augustus and Antony on one side and Cassius and Brutus on the other. But it is most remarkable among Christians for this… Read the whole commentary →