Philippians 1:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Philippians 1:8

6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun ^aa good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.

8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness ^awhich are by Jesus Christ, ^bto the glory and praise of God.

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12 But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,

13 so that it has become evident ^ato the whole palace guard, and to all the rest, that my chains are in Christ;

Verse Comparison: Philippians 1:8

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American Standard Version
For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

Amplified® Bible
For God is my witness how I long for {and} pursue you all with love, in the tender mercy of Christ Jesus [Himself]!

Contemporary English Version
God himself knows how much I want to see you. He knows that I care for you in the same way that Christ Jesus does.

Darby English Version
For God is my witness how I long after you all in [the] bowels of Christ Jesus.

Good News Bible
God is my witness that I tell the truth when I say that my deep feeling for you all comes from the heart of Christ Jesus himself.

International Standard Version
For God is my witness how much I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.

King James Version
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

New American Standard Bible
For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

New International Version
God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

New King James Version
For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For God has served as my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Revised Standard Version
For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Young's Literal Translation
For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,

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