Philippians 1:3-8 - Thanksgiving

³ I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, ⁴ Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, ⁵ For your fellowship 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 perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: ⁷ Even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; since as both in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers of my grace. ⁸ For God is my witness, how greatly I long after you all in the affections of Jesus Christ.