Paul's Prayer for the Philippians

3 I give thanks to my God every time I remember you, 4 always praying with joy in every one of my prayers for you all 5 because of your partnership with me in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 I am confident that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of [fn]Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to think this way about you all, since I have you in my heart. For you all share with me in God's grace, both in my imprisonment and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness that I long for you all with the affection of [fn]Jesus Christ. 9 And I pray that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent in order to be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, 11 filled with the [fn]fruits of righteousness that come through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.