convinced of this same thing, that the one who began a good work in you will finish it[a] until the day of Christ Jesus, just as it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since[b] both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you are sharers of grace with me. For God is my witness, that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 1:6 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Philippians 1:7 Here “since” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as causal

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion(A) until the day of Christ Jesus.(B)

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

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