A  ³ I thank my God

B  upon every remembrance of you, ⁴ always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 

C  ⁵ for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 

D  ⁶ being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 

A’  ⁷ just as it is right for me to think this of you all, 

B  because I have you in my heart, 

C’  inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, 

D’  you all are partakers with me of grace.

A’  ⁸ For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

A: Prayers to God. 

B: People in our Heart. 

C:  The Gospel.

D: God’s Work through Us.