Philippians 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.

It is

Because

2 Corinthians 3:2

2 Corinthians 7:3

I have you in my heart

Galatians 5:6

1 John 3:14

As

And in

Philippians 1:17

Philippians 4:14

Partakers of my

1 Peter 5:1

General references

Philippians 1:5

Bible References

It is

beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of day: we are not the children of night, nor of darkness.

But, beloved, we are persuaded concerning you that things are better, and connected with salvation, though we thus speak.

Because

Ye are our letter written in our hearts, acknowledged and read of all men:

I speak not for your condemnation, for I have already said, that ye are in our hearts to die and live together.

I have you in my heart

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith exerting its energy by love.

We know that we are passed out of [a state of] death into life, because we love the brethren: he that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

As

And laying on them many stripes, cast them into prison, commanding the jailor to keep them in safe custody:

only this, that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and tribulation await thee.

FOR this cause [am] I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

I THEN, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you, that ye walk worthy of the vocation with which ye are called,

for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

praying also at the same time for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, that I may speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains:

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer affliction with me in the gospel, supported by the power of God;

for which I suffer affliction, even unto chains as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.

partly while publicly exposed to revilings and tribulations, partly as being in communion with those who were treated in this manner.

And in

but the others of love, knowing that I am exposed for the defence of the gospel.

Nevertheless ye have done nobly in your communications to me during my affliction.

Partakers of my

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day even until now;

And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I may be a partaker of it with you.

WHEREFORE, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, contemplate the apostle and high-priest whom ye confess, Jesus Christ;

but as ye share in the sufferings of Christ rejoice, that at the revelation of his glory also ye may hail him with exultations.

THE presbyters among you I exhort, who am a co-presbyter and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker of the glory which shall be revealed:

General references

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day even until now;