Philippians 1:7

Easy To Read Version

And I know that I am right to think like this about all of you. I am sure because I have you in my heart—I feel very close to you. I feel close to you because all of you share in God’s grace (kindness) with me. You share in God’s grace with me while I am in prison, while I am defending the Good News, {\cf2\super [5]} and while I am proving the truth of the Good News.

Cross References

Acts 20:23

I know only that in every city the Holy Spirit tells me that troubles and even jail wait for me \{in Jerusalem\}.

Acts 21:33

The commander went to Paul and arrested him. The commander told his soldiers to tie Paul with two chains. Then the commander asked, “Who is this man? What has he done wrong?”

1 Corinthians 13:7

Love patiently accepts all things. Love always trusts, always hopes, and always continues strong.

1 Corinthians 9:23

I do all these things because of the Good News. {\cf2\super [61]} I do these things so that I can share in \{the blessings of\} the Good News.

2 Corinthians 3:2

You yourselves are our letter. That letter is written on our hearts. It is known and read by all people.

2 Corinthians 7:3

I do not say this to blame you. I told you before that we love you so much that we would live or die with you.

Galatians 5:6

When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

Ephesians 3:1

So I (Paul) am a prisoner of Christ Jesus. I am a prisoner for you people who are not Jews.

Ephesians 4:1

I am in prison because I belong to the Lord. And God chose you to be his people. I tell you now to live the way God’s people should live.

Ephesians 6:20

I have the work of speaking for that Good News. I am doing that now, here in prison. Pray that when I tell people that Good News I will speak without fear like I should.

Philippians 1:12

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know that those bad things that happened to me have helped to spread the Good News. {\cf2\super [6]}

Philippians 1:13

It is clear why I am in prison. I am in prison because I am a believer in Christ. All the Roman guards know this, and so do all the other people.

Philippians 1:14

I am still in prison, but most of the believers feel better about it now. And so they are much braver about telling people the message {\cf2\super [7]} \{about Christ\}.

Philippians 1:5

I thank God for the help you gave me while I told people the Good News. {\cf2\super [4]} You helped from the first day you believed until now.

Philippians 2:22

You know the kind of person Timothy is. You know that he has served with me in telling the Good News {\cf2\super [14]} like a son serves his father.

Philippians 4:14

But it was good that you helped me when I needed help.

Philippians 4:15

You people in Philippi remember when I first told the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} there. When I left Macedonia, you were the only church that gave me help.

Philippians 4:3

And because you serve faithfully with me, my friend, I ask you to help these women do this. These women served with me in telling people the Good News. {\cf2\super [21]} They served together with Clement and the other people who worked with me. Their names are written in the book of life. {\cf2\super [22]}

Colossians 4:18

I say hello and write this with my own hand—Paul. Remember me in prison. God’s grace (kindness) be with you.

Colossians 4:3

Also pray for us. Pray that God will give us an opportunity to tell people his message. {\cf2\super [20]} I am in prison for doing this. But pray that we can continue to tell people the secret truth that God has made known about Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:5

You are all people who belong to the light (goodness). You belong to the day. We don’t belong to the night or to darkness (evil).

2 Timothy 1:8

So don’t be ashamed to tell people about our Lord \{Jesus\}. And don’t be ashamed of me—I am in prison for the Lord. But suffer with me for the Good News. {\cf2\super [5]} God gives us the strength to do that.

2 Timothy 2:9

And I am suffering because I tell that Good News. I am even bound with chains like a person who has really done wrong. But God’s teaching is not bound.

Hebrews 3:1

So all of you should think about Jesus. God sent Jesus to us, and he is the high priest {\cf2\super [15]} of our faith. I tell you to think about him, my brothers and sisters, because God chose you to be his holy {\cf2\super [16]} people.

1 Peter 4:13

But you should be happy that you are sharing in Christ’s sufferings. You will be happy and full of joy when Christ shows his glory.

1 Peter 5:1

Now I have something to say to the elders {\cf2\super [30]} in your group. I am also an elder. I myself have seen Christ’s sufferings. And I will share in the glory that will be shown to us. I beg you to

2 Peter 1:13

I think it is right for me to help you remember these things while I am still living here on earth.

1 John 3:14

We know that we have left death (sin) and have come into life. We know this because we love our brothers and sisters \{in Christ\}. The person who does not love is still in death.