Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,
always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,
constantly in my every supplication, making the supplication for you all with joy,
Philippians — A prison letter dominated by joy. Four chapters move from partnership in the gospel through the humility of Christ to pressing on to contentment.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices7
For, so long as there is not implanted in you any one lust which is able to torment you, behold, ye live in God. I rejoice in you, and offer supplication on account of you, Ephesians, a Church which is renowned in all ages. For those who are carnal are not able to do spiritual things, nor those that are spiritual carnal things; in like manner as neither can faith [do] those things which are foreign to faith, nor want of faith [do] what belongs to faith.
Ignatius of Antioch· Syriac Second Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians, 108patristic
Always in every prayer of mine for you all,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
Always in every prayer - I pray often for you, and have great pleasure in doing it, seeing what God has already wrought among you.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
Love and joy are the two first-fruits of the Spirit. Joy gives especial animation to prayers. It marked his high opinion of them, that there was almost everything in them to give him joy, and almost nothing to give him pain.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
With joy - After the epistle to the Ephesians, wherein love reigns, follows this, wherein there is perpetual mention of joy. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy." And joy peculiarly enlivens prayer. The sum of the whole epistle is, I rejoice.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical
The best remembrance of our friends is to remember them at the throne of grace. Paul was much in prayer for his friends, for all his friends, for these particularly. It should seem, by this manner of expression, that he mentioned at the throne of grace the several churches he was interested in and concerned for particularly and by name.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Love is the fulfilling both of the law and of the gospel. Observe, Those who abound much in any grace have still need to abound more and more, because there is still something wanting in it and we are imperfect in our best attainments. That they might be a knowing and judicious people: that love might abound in knowledge and in all judgment.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Philippians 2:2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
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Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united…
Finally, brothers, rejoice! Aim for perfect harmony, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
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1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,
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2 John 1:4I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
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For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
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Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
We always thank God for all of you, remembering you in our prayers
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
8 more linked verses are grouped by book below ↓
Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.
Luke3
Philippians2
1 Thessalonians1
Cross-references are drawn from classic Bible study tools and open, shareable Bible data.
