New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
1 Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
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Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons :
2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
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I thank my God every time I remember you.
4 always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,
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In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy
5 for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,
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because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;
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being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
7 just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace.
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It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me.
8 For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.
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God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
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