Parallel Verses

Goodspeed New Testament

For God is my witness how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself.

New American Standard Bible

For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

King James Version

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

Holman Bible

For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

International Standard Version

For God is my witness how much I long for all of you with the compassion that the Messiah Jesus provides.

A Conservative Version

For God is my witness, how I long for you all in bowels of Jesus Christ.

American Standard Version

For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

Amplified

For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus [whose great love fills me].

An Understandable Version

For God is my witness that I long to see you with the [same] affection that Christ Jesus has [for you].

Anderson New Testament

For God is my witness how ardently I love you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Bible in Basic English

For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

Common New Testament

For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for God is my witness, that I love you with a christian tenderness.

Darby Translation

For God is my witness how I long after you all in the bowels of Christ Jesus.

Godbey New Testament

For God is my witness, how I long after you in the affections of Jesus Christ.

John Wesley New Testament

For God is my witness, how I long for you all, with the bowels of Jesus Christ.

Julia Smith Translation

For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

King James 2000

For God is my witness, how greatly I long after you all in the affections of Jesus Christ.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For God [is] my witness, that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Modern King James verseion

For God is my witness how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For God beareth me record how greatly I long after you all from the very heart-root in Jesus Christ.

Moffatt New Testament

(God is my witness that I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself!)

Montgomery New Testament

God is my witness how I yearn for you all in the tenderness of Christ Jesus.

NET Bible

For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

New Heart English Bible

For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

Noyes New Testament

For God is my witness how much I long for you all in the tender affection of Christ Jesus.

Sawyer New Testament

For God is my witness, how much I desire you all with the tender affections of Christ Jesus.

The Emphasized Bible

For God is, my witness, how I long for you all in the tender affections of Christ Jesus.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For God is my witness, how earnestly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

Twentieth Century New Testament

God will bear me witness how I yearn over you all with the tenderness of Christ Jesus.

Webster

For God is my witness, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

Weymouth New Testament

For God is my witness how I yearn over all of you with tender Christian affection.

Williams New Testament

For God is my witness how I never stop yearning for all of you with the affection Christ Jesus inspires.

World English Bible

For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

Worrell New Testament

For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the tender affections of Christ Jesus.

Worsley New Testament

For God is my witness, how much I long for you all, as with the bowels of Jesus Christ.

Youngs Literal Translation

For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

μάρτυς 
Martus 
Usage: 28

ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417

I long
ἐπιποθέω 
Epipotheo 
Usage: 9

ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the bowels
σπλάγχνον 
Splagchnon 
Usage: 11

of Jesus
Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

Devotionals

Devotionals about Philippians 1:8

Images Philippians 1:8

Prayers for Philippians 1:8

Context Readings

Thanksgiving

7 And I have a right to feel in this way about you all, because both when I am in prison and when I am defending and vindicating our right to preach the good news, I have you in my heart as all sharing that privilege with me. 8 For God is my witness how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself. 9 And it is my prayer that your love may grow richer and richer in knowledge and perfect insight,

Cross References

Romans 1:9

As God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in spreading the good news of his Son, I never fail to mention you when I pray,

Romans 9:1

I am telling the truth as a Christian, it is no falsehood, for my conscience under the holy Spirit's influence bears me witness in it,

Philippians 4:1

So, my dear brothers whom I so long to see, my joy and pride, stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

2 Timothy 1:4

When I remember the tears you shed I long night and day to see you again, and have the perfect happiness

Luke 1:78

"Because the heart of our God is merciful, And so the day will dawn upon us from on high,

2 Corinthians 6:12

It is not that I am cramping you, it is your own affections.

2 Corinthians 7:15

His heart goes out all the more to you, as he recalls how you all obeyed him, and with what reverence and trembling you received him.

2 Corinthians 13:9

I am glad to be weak, if you are strong! That is what I pray for??he perfecting of your characters.

Galatians 1:20

(In writing you this, I call God to witness that I am telling the truth!)

Galatians 4:19

my children??ou for whom I am enduring a mother's pains again, until Christ is formed in you.

Philippians 2:1

So by whatever appeal there is in our relation to Christ, by whatever incentive there is in love, by whatever participation there is in the Spirit, whatever affection and sympathy,

Philippians 2:26

For he has been longing to see you all, and has been greatly distressed because you heard that he was sick.

Colossians 2:1

For I want you to know what a fight I am putting up for you and for our brothers in Laodicea, and for all who do not know me personally,

Colossians 3:12

As persons chosen by God, then, consecrated and dearly loved, you must clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindness, humility, gentleness, forbearance.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

We never used flattery, as you know, or found pretexts for making money, as God is our witness.

1 Thessalonians 2:8

That was the kind of affection we had for you, which made us ready to share with you not only God's good news but our own lives too, because you were so dear to us.

1 John 3:17

But if someone who is rich sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how can he have any love for God in his heart?

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