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Philippians 1:7 KJV
Philippians · chapter 1 · verse 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.Philippians 1:7 · King James Version
Philippians 1:7 in context
5For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
7Even 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.
8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
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Key words (Strong's)
- confirmationbebaiōsisconfirmationG951 →
- partakerssygkoinōnosparticipant with others in anything, joint partnerG4791 →
- defenceapologiaverbal defence, speech in defence, a reasoned statement or argumentG627 →
- gospeleuangeliona reward for good tidings, good tidings, the glad tidings of the kingdom of God soon to…G2098 →
- thinkphroneōto have understanding, be wise, to feel, to think, to have an opinion of one's self…G5426 →
- heartkardiathe heart, that organ in the animal body which is the centre of the circulation of the…G2588 →
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The apostle expresses the ardent affection he had for them, and his concern for their spiritual welfare: I have you in my heart, Phi 1:7. He loved them as his own soul, and they lay near his heart. He thought much of them, and was in care about them. Observe, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-8