Philippians 1:7
according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and [in] the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
8For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,
Cross References
Acts 16:23many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
Acts 21:33Then the chief captain, having come nigh, took him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,
1 Corinthians 13:7all things it beareth, all it believeth, all it hopeth, all it endureth.
2 Corinthians 7:3not to condemn you do I say [it], for I have said before that in our hearts ye are to die with and to live with;
Ephesians 3:1For this cause, I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you the nations,
Ephesians 6:20for which I am an ambassador in a chain, that in it I may speak freely — as it behoveth me to speak.
Matthew Henry on Philippians 1:4-7
The Apostle's Thankfulness and Joy. ( a. d. 62.) 3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: The apostle proceeds after the inscription and benediction to thanksgiving for the saints at Philippi. He tells them what it was he thanked God for, upon… Read the whole commentary →