Philippians 1:4

Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
KJV

πάντοτε ἐν πάσῃ δεήσει μου ὑπὲρ πάντων ὑμῶν μετὰ χαρᾶς τὴν δέησιν ποιούμενος,
Greek NT

semper in cunctis orationibus meis pro omnibus vobis, cum gaudio deprecationem faciens,
Vulgate

always in every supplication of mine on behalf of you all making my supplication with joy,
ASV

Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy:
Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέησις

deesis

noun · 18×

μετά

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Catechism of the Catholic Church

§2636The first Christian communities lived this form of fellowship intensely.116 Thus the Apostle Paul gives them a share in his ministry of preaching the Gospel117 but also intercedes for them.118 The intercession of Christians recognizes no boundaries: "for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions," for persecutors, for the salvation of those who reject the Gospel.119

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Cross-references

1Cor 13:6 — Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1Thess 1:2 — We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
2John 1:4 — I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
3John 1:3 — For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
Col 1:9 — For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Eph 6:18 — Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Heb 13:17 — Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable
Phil 2:2 — Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Phil 2:2 — Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Phil 3:18 — (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
Rom 1:9 — For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
Rom 1:9 — For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;