Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Meet, х dikaion (G1342)] - according to the law of love: 'just.'
To think this - to have this prayerful confidence: 'to be thus minded' х touto (G5124) phronein (G5426)] (Philippians 1:4-6).
Of you - literally, 'in behalf of you;' namely, that God will perfect His own good work of grace in you.
Because ... 'Because I have you in my heart (so Philippians 1:8; not as margin), inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are fellow-partakers of my grace.' The reason why he cherishes them in his heart (2 Corinthians 3:2; 2 Corinthians 7:3) is, because they show by their liberality and sufferings for the Gospel that both in his bonds and in his defense and confirmation of the Gospel (such as he was constantly making, Acts 28:17-23; Acts 28:30; 2 Timothy 4:16; Philippians 1:16-17 below: his self-defense and confirmation of the Gospel being intimately conjoined, there being but one Greek article to both, Philippians 1:17), they all are 'fellow-partakers of His grace (Philippians 1:5; Philippians 1:28-30; Philippians 4:15; 'the х tees (G3588)] grace' vouchsafed in suffering and efforts for the Gospel). Bonds do not bind love.