Philippians

Philippians 1:8–9

⁸God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

⁹And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	Θεός	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
witness	μάρτυς	martys	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3144 a witness
how	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
I long for	ἐπιποθῶ	epipothō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1971 I long for, strain after, desire greatly
all	πάντας	pantas	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
of you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
affection	σπλάγχνοις	splanchnois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G4698 bowels, compassion, pity
of Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
this	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
my prayer	προσεύχομαι	proseuchomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G4336 I pray, pray for
that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
love	ἀγάπη	agapē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G26 love
may abound	περισσεύῃ	perisseuē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4052 I exceed, am left over
more	μᾶλλον	mallon	Adverb	G3123 more, rather
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
more	μᾶλλον	mallon	Adverb	G3123 more, rather
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
knowledge	ἐπιγνώσει	epignōsei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1922 knowledge, discernment, recognition
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
depth	πάσῃ	pasē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
of insight	αἰσθήσει	aisthēsei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G144 perception

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Philippians 1:8 Romans 1:9 · Philippians 4:1 · 2 Timothy 1:4 · 1 Thessalonians 2:8 · Colossians 2:1 · Romans 9:1 · Jeremiah 31:20 · Philemon 1:12

Philippians 1:9 1 Thessalonians 3:12 · Colossians 1:9 · 2 Peter 1:5–6 · Philemon 1:6 · Colossians 3:10 · 1 Thessalonians 4:9–10 · 2 Corinthians 8:7 · 1 Peter 1:22 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · 1 Corinthians 14:20 · 2 Peter 3:18 · Hebrews 5:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.