KJV King James Version
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Philippians 1:8
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
WEB World English Bible
For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
ASV American Standard Version
For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,
Surrounding context — Philippians 1
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;
11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΜάρτυςG3144 · martuswitnessγάρG1063 · garforμουG3165 · memeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεός,G2316 · theosGodὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἐπιποθῶG1971 · epipotheōto long forπάνταςG3956 · pasallὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongσπλάγχνοιςG4698 · splagchnonaffection/entrailsΧριστοῦG5547 · ChristosChristἸησοῦ.G2424 · IēsousJesus
Cross-references
Romans 1:9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;Philippians 4:1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, [my] dearly beloved.1 Thessalonians 2:8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.2 Timothy 1:4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;Colossians 2:1For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;Romans 9:1I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,Philemon 1:12Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:Jeremiah 31:20[Is] Ephraim my dear son? [is he] a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.Isaiah 16:11Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.Luke 1:78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where [is] thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?2 Corinthians 6:12Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.Galatians 4:19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,2 Corinthians 7:15And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.Galatians 1:20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.1 John 3:17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;Philemon 1:20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
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