In the bowels of Jesus Christ (ἐν σπλάγχνοις Χριστοῦ Ιησοῦ)
Rev., better, in the tender mercies. Describing his longing, not as his individual emotion, but as Christ's longing, as if the very heart of Christ dwelt in him. “In Paul not Paul lives, but Jesus Christ” (Bengel) With tender mercies compare reins, Rev 2:23, note.