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I can do this because of the partnership we’ve had with you in the Good News from the first day ⌞you believed⌟ until now. I’m convinced that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it through to completion on the day of Christ Jesus. You have a special place in my heart. So it’s right for me to think this way about all of you. All of you are my partners. Together we share God’s favor,[a] whether I’m in prison or defending and confirming the truth of the Good News.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:7 Or “grace.”

because of your partnership(A) in the gospel from the first day(B) until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion(C) until the day of Christ Jesus.(D)

It is right(E) for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart(F) and, whether I am in chains(G) or defending(H) and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.

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