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Philippians 1:3
3I thank my God every time I remember you.
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Context of Philippians 1:3
1Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God every time I remember you. 4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,
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Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ μνείᾳ ὑμῶνRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Philippians 1:3
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.
- Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.
- 1 Corinthians 1:4I always thank my God for you because of his grace given you in Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 1:15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,
- Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing.
- 2 Timothy 1:3I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
- Philemon 1:4I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,
Commentaries on Philippians 1:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Upon every remembrance - As often as you recur to my mind, so often do I thank God for the great work wrought among you. Some think that the words should be translated, for all your kind remembrance; referring to their kind attention to the apostle, in supplying his wants, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I thank my God upon every remembrance of you - Margin, “mention.” The Greek word means, “recollection, remembrance.” But this recollection may have been suggested either by his own reflections on what he had seen, or by what he had heard of them by others, or by the favors which they conferred on him reminding him of them. The meaning is, that as often as he thought on them, from whatever cause, he had occasion of thankfulness. He says that he thanked his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-11Paul thanks God for the recipients and prays for them. This is Paul's usual practice when writing letters.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Translate, "In all my remembrance of you."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Philippians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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