The apostle expresses the ardent affection he had for them, and his concern for their spiritual welfare: I have you in my heart , Phil. 1:7. He loved them as his own soul, and they lay near his heart. He thought much of them, and was in care about them. Observe, 1. Why he had them in his heart: Inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers o...