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Philippians 1:7

FriendshipLove for others

5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,

6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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.

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

9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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
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.
DARBY
as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have *me* in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.
BLB
Accordingly, it is right for me to think this about all of you⁺, because of me having you⁺ in the heart. Both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you⁺ all are fellow partakers of grace with me.
ÅB
slik som det jo er rimelig for meg å tenke slik om dere alle, ettersom jeg bærer dere i mitt hjerte, både i mine lenker og når jeg forsvarer og stadfester evangeliet, siden dere alle har del med meg i nåden.
OTB
Det er rett av meg å tenke slik om dere alle, fordi jeg har dere i mitt hjerte, enten jeg er i lenker eller forsvarer og stadfester evangeliet, dere alle deler Guds nåde med meg.
B1930
likesom det jo er rimelig for mig å tenke således om eder alle, eftersom jeg bærer eder i mitt hjerte, både i mine lenker og når jeg forsvarer og stadfester evangeliet, siden I alle har del med mig i nåden.

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