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(A)I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in (B)my every prayer for you all, because of your [a](C)fellowship in the (D)gospel (E)from the first day until now. For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until (F)the day of Christ Jesus. [b]For (G)it is only right for me to think this way about you all, because I (H)have you in my heart, since both in my (I)chains and in the (J)defense and confirmation of the (K)gospel, you all are fellow partakers with me in this grace. For (L)God is my witness, how I long for you all with the [c]affection of (M)Christ Jesus. And this I pray, that (N)your love may abound still more and more in (O)full knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may [d](P)approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and without fault [e]until (Q)the day of Christ, 11 having been filled with the (R)fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 1:5 Or partnership in the preaching of the gospel
  2. Philippians 1:7 Lit Just as it is right
  3. Philippians 1:8 Lit inward parts
  4. Philippians 1:10 Or discover, distinguish between the things which differ
  5. Philippians 1:10 Or for

Paul’s Prayer for the Philippians

I thank my God every time I remember you. Every time I pray for all of you, I always pray with joy, because of your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now. I am convinced of this very thing: that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. I am equally convinced that it is right for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, for both in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all share in this grace with me. Yes, God is my witness of how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

And I pray that your love may still increase more and more in knowledge and every insight. 10 This will result in your approval of the things that really matter, so that you will be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

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