[a]For God is my record, how I long after you all from the very heart root in Jesus Christ.

[b]And this I pray that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge, and in all judgment,

10 That ye may allow those things which are best, that ye may be pure, and without offense, until the day of Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 1:8 He declareth his good will towards them, therewithall showing by what means chiefly they may be confirmed, to wit, by continual prayer.
  2. Philippians 1:9 He showeth what thing we ought chiefly desire, to wit, first of all, that we may increase in the true knowledge of God (so that we may be able to discern things that differ one from another) and also in charity, that even to the end we may give ourselves to good works indeed, to the glory of God by Jesus Christ.

God can testify(A) how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

And this is my prayer: that your love(B) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(C) 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(D)

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