KJV King James Version
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.
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Philippians 1:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
WEB World English Bible
It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.
ASV American Standard Version
even as it is right for me to be thus minded on behalf 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 with me of grace.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — Philippians 1
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:
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.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;
10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καθώςG2531 · kathōsas/just asἐστινG1510 · eimito beδίκαιονG1342 · dikaiosjustἐμοὶG1473 · egōI/weτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itφρονεῖνG5426 · phroneōto reasonὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forπάντωνG3956 · pasallὑμῶνG4771 · suyouδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔχεινG2192 · echōto have/beμεG3165 · memeἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαρδίᾳG2588 · kardiaheartὑμᾶς,G4771 · suyouἔνG1722 · enin/on/amongτεG5037 · teand/bothτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδεσμοῖςG1199 · desmoschainμουG3165 · memeκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπολογίᾳG627 · apologiadefenceκαὶG2532 · kaiandβεβαιώσειG951 · bebaiōsisconfirmationτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoεὐαγγελίουG2098 · euangeliongospelσυγκοινωνούςG4791 · sugkoinōnossharerμουG3165 · memeτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχάριτοςG5485 · charisgraceπάνταςG3956 · pasallὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouὄντας.¶G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
2 Corinthians 7:3I speak not [this] to condemn [you]: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with [you].Philippians 1:5For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;2 Timothy 2:9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.Colossians 4:18The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen.Acts 20:23Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.Philippians 4:14Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.Ephesians 6:20For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.Acts 16:23-25And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:Ephesians 3:1For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,Philippians 1:16-17The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:2 Peter 1:13Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;2 Timothy 1:8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;1 Thessalonians 5:5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.Colossians 4:3Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:1 Corinthians 13:7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.1 Corinthians 9:23And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with [you].Acts 21:33Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded [him] to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.1 Thessalonians 1:2-5We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
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