The Bowels of Jesus Christ
Bishop Lightfoot. Philippians 1:8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. The σπάγχνα are properly the nobler viscera, the heart, lungs, liver, etc., as distinguished from the enters, the lower viscera, the intestines. The σπλάγχνα alone seem to be regarded by the Greeks as the seat of affections, whether anger, love, pity, or jealousy. (Bishop Lightfoot.) Parallel Verses KJV: For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. WEB: For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.