Greeting
1 Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons.
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving
3 I give thanks to my God upon my every remembrance of you,
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always in my every prayer for all of you, making the prayer with joy,
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because of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now,
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convinced of this same [thing], that the one who began a good work in you will finish [it] until the day of Christ Jesus,
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just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, [since] both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you are sharers of grace with me.
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For God [is] my witness, that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Prayer for Spiritual Maturity
9 And this I pray: that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,