I thank God and rejoice because you have been working together with me to make known the good message from when you first believed until now.

Philippians 1:3-8

3 I thank my God whenever I think about you. 4 Every time [DOU] I pray for you, I joyfully pray [DOU] for all of you. 5 I thank God and rejoice because you have been working together with me in order to make known the good message about Christ. You started doing that when you first [MTY] believed it, and you have continued doing it until now. 6 I am completely confident that God, who has begun to do in you what is good, (OR, that since God has begun to do in you what is good, he) will continue to do that until he finishes doing it on the day Christ Jesus [MTY] returns. 7 During this time that I have been a prisoner [MTY] and during the times I was previously able to defend the good message about Christ and proved/confirmed to others that it is true, all of you have been sharing with me (OR, have helped me) in this work that God kindly gave to me to do. So indeed it is right that I feel joyful about you all, because you are very dear [IDM] to me. 8 God can verify that Christ Jesus causes me to love and long for all of you very much, just like Christ loves you.