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Philippians 1:1–8

Greeting

1 Paul and Timothy, servants1 of Christ Jesus,

To all the asaints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the boverseers2 and cdeacons:3

2 dGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

3 eI thank my God fin all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 gbecause of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began ha good work in you iwill bring it to completion at jthe day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you kin my heart, for you are all lpartakers with me of grace,4 both min my imprisonment and in nthe defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For oGod is my witness, phow I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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1

For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

a

2 Co 1:1 Col 1:2

b

Ac 20:28

2

Or bishops; Greek episkopoi

c

1 Ti 3:8 1 Ti 3:12

3

Or servants, or ministers; Greek diakonoi

d

Ro 1:7 1 Co 1:3

e

Ro 1:8

f

Ro 1:9 Eph 1:16 2 Ti 1:3

g

Php 2:12 Php 4:15 Ac 16:12–40

h

1 Th 1:3

i

Ps 57:2 Ps 138:8 1 Th 5:24

j

1 Co 1:8

k

2 Co 7:3

l

Php 4:14

4

Or you all have fellowship with me in grace

m

Ac 20:23 Ac 26:29 Col 4:18 2 Ti 2:9 Phm 10 Phm 13 Eph 3:1

n

Php 1:16

o

Ro 1:9 Ro 9:1

p

Php 4:1 Ro 1:11 Ro 15:23 1 Th 3:6 2 Ti 1:4