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Philippians 1:8–9

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For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
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From verse 8

  1. Romans 1:9Rank 1 from verse 8
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    9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

  2. Philippians 4:1Rank 2 from verse 8
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    1THEREFORE, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 2:8Rank 3 from verse 8
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    8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

  4. 2 Timothy 1:4Rank 4 from verse 8
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    4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

  5. Colossians 2:1Rank 5 from verse 8
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    1FOR I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

  6. Romans 9:1Rank 6 from verse 8
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    1I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

  7. Jeremiah 31:20Rank 7 from verse 8
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    20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

  8. Philemon 1:12Rank 8 from verse 8
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    12Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

  9. 2 Corinthians 6:12Rank 9 from verse 8
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    12Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.

  10. 2 Corinthians 7:15Rank 10 from verse 8
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    15And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

  11. Galatians 1:20Rank 11 from verse 8
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    20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

  12. Galatians 4:19Rank 12 from verse 8
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    19My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

  13. Isaiah 16:11Rank 13 from verse 8
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    11Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh.

  14. Isaiah 63:15Rank 14 from verse 8
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    15¶ Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?

  15. Luke 1:78Rank 15 from verse 8
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    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

  16. 1 John 3:17Rank 16 from verse 8
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    17But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

  17. 1 Thessalonians 2:5Rank 17 from verse 8
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    5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

  18. 2 Corinthians 13:9Rank 18 from verse 8
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    9For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.

  19. Colossians 3:12Rank 19 from verse 8
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    12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

  20. Philippians 2:1Rank 20 from verse 8
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    1IF there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

  21. Philippians 2:26Rank 21 from verse 8
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    26For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

  22. Philemon 1:20Rank 22 from verse 8
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    20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

From verse 9

  1. 1 Thessalonians 3:12Rank 1 from verse 9
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    12And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

  2. Colossians 1:9Rank 2 from verse 9
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    9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

  3. 2 Peter 1:5–6Rank 3 from verse 9
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    5And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

    6And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

  4. Philemon 1:6Rank 4 from verse 9
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    6That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

  5. Colossians 3:10Rank 5 from verse 9
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    10And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

  6. 2 Corinthians 8:7Rank 6 from verse 9
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    7Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

  7. 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10Rank 7 from verse 9
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    9But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

    10And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

  8. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 8 from verse 9
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  9. 1 Corinthians 14:20Rank 9 from verse 9
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    20Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

  10. 2 Thessalonians 1:3Rank 10 from verse 9
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    3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

  11. 2 Peter 3:18Rank 11 from verse 9
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    18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

  12. Ephesians 5:17Rank 12 from verse 9
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    17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

  13. Hebrews 5:14Rank 13 from verse 9
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    14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

  14. Philippians 3:15–16Rank 14 from verse 9
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    15Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

    16Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

  15. Proverbs 4:18Rank 15 from verse 9
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    18But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  16. 1 Thessalonians 4:1Rank 16 from verse 9
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    1FURTHERMORE then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

  17. Matthew 13:31–33Rank 17 from verse 9
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    31¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

    32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

    33¶ Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

  18. Job 17:9Rank 18 from verse 9
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    9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

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Philippians 1:8

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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record

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Sense 1: A written or remembered account; testimony. Sense 2: To set down or bear witness.

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long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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bowels

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1. Figuratively, deep inward feeling or affection, especially compassion, mercy, or distress; also one deeply loved. 2. The inward organs or inner parts of the body. 3. The womb or inward bodily source of offspring.

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Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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Philippians 1:9

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pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

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abound

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To be plentiful, full, or in excess; to increase, overflow, or possess or supply in abundance.

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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1:3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

1:4Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,

1:5For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

1:7Even 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.

1:8For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

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1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

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1:10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

1:11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

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