Philippians 1:8
New Living Translation
8 God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 1:8
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8 God can testify(A) how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:1
New Living Translation
4 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters,[a] stay true to the Lord. I love you and long to see you, dear friends, for you are my joy and the crown I receive for my work.
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Philippians 4:1
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Closing Appeal for Steadfastness and Unity
4 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for,(A) my joy and crown, stand firm(B) in the Lord in this way, dear friends!
Romans 1:9
New Living Translation
9 God knows how often I pray for you. Day and night I bring you and your needs in prayer to God, whom I serve with all my heart[a] by spreading the Good News about his Son.
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- 1:9 Or in my spirit.
Romans 1:9
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9 God, whom I serve(A) in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness(B) how constantly I remember you
2 Timothy 1:4
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4 I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again.
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2 Timothy 1:4
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1 Thessalonians 2:8
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8 We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.
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1 Thessalonians 2:8
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8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God(A) but our lives as well.(B)
Philemon 12
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12 I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart.
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Philemon 12
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12 I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you.
Romans 9:1
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God’s Selection of Israel
9 With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.
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Romans 9:1
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Paul’s Anguish Over Israel
9 I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying,(A) my conscience confirms(B) it through the Holy Spirit—
Colossians 2:1
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2 I want you to know how much I have agonized for you and for the church at Laodicea, and for many other believers who have never met me personally.
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Colossians 2:1
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2 I want you to know how hard I am contending(A) for you and for those at Laodicea,(B) and for all who have not met me personally.
Galatians 4:19
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19 Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives.
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Galatians 4:19
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19 My dear children,(A) for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,(B)
Galatians 1:20
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20 I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie.
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Galatians 1:20
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2 Corinthians 13:9
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9 We are glad to seem weak if it helps show that you are actually strong. We pray that you will become mature.
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2 Corinthians 13:9
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9 We are glad whenever we are weak(A) but you are strong;(B) and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.(C)
2 Corinthians 7:15
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15 Now he cares for you more than ever when he remembers the way all of you obeyed him and welcomed him with such fear and deep respect.
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2 Corinthians 7:15
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15 And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient,(A) receiving him with fear and trembling.(B)
2 Corinthians 6:12
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12 There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us.
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2 Corinthians 6:12
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12 We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
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