Philemon 1:7
For I had[1:7] much joy and consolation in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
8Wherefore, though having much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is becoming,
Cross References
2 Corinthians 7:13For this cause we were consoled; but in our consolation[7:13], we rejoiced abundantly more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
1 Thessalonians 2:13For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when ye received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you that believe.
1 Thessalonians 3:9For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God;
Philemon 1:20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
3 John 1:3For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bore witness to thy truth, as thou walkest in the truth.
Matthew Henry on Philemon 1:2-8
Completed by Jeremiah Smith . This epistle to Philemon is placed the last of those with the name of Paul to them, perhaps because the shortest, and of an argument peculiar and different from all the others; yet such as the Spirit of God, who indited it, saw would, in its kind, be very instructive and useful in the churches. The occasion of it was this:—Philemon, one of note and probably a minister in the church of Colosse, a city of Phrygia, had a servant named Onesimus, who, having purloined his goods, ran away… Read the whole commentary →