Philippians 1:8
For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.
Unlocked Literal 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
9I am praying this: That your love may abound more and more in knowledge and all understanding.
Cross References
Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven and take notice from your holy and glorious habitation. 1 Where are your zeal and your mighty acts? 1 Your pity and your compassionate actions are kept from us. 1
Luke 1:78This will happen because of the tender mercy of our God, 1 because of which the sunrise from on high will come to help us, 1
Romans 9:1I tell the truth in Christ. I do not lie, and my conscience bears witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 Corinthians 7:15His affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of all of you, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
Galatians 1:20In what I write to you, I assure you before God, that I am not lying.
Philippians 2:1If there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any comfort from his love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if there are any tender mercies and compassions,
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 →