3 ^aI thank my God in all my ^bremembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with ^cjoy, 5 because of ^dyour partnership in the gospel ^efrom the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that ^fhe who began a good work in you ^gwill bring it to completion at the ^hday of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you ⁱin my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace,¹ both in my ^jimprisonment and in the ^kdefense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For ^lGod is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.