Philippians 1:8

⁸μάρτυς γάρ ⸀μου ὁ θεός, ὡς ἐπιποθῶ πάντας ὑμᾶς ἐν σπλάγχνοις ⸂Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ .

Philippians 1 opens Paul’s most affectionate letter, written from a Roman prison cell. He greets the church in Philippi with thanksgiving and joy, then immediately pivots to his imprisonment — not as a setback, but as a platform for the gospel. Paul’s chains have emboldened others t