Philemon 1:8
Wherefore, though having much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is becoming,
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
In Context
Cross References
2 Corinthians 10:1NOW I, Paul, myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence indeed am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you;
2 Corinthians 11:21I say it as a reproach, that we were weak. But in whatever any one is bold (I say it in foolishness), I also am bold.
1 Thessalonians 2:2But having before suffered, and been shamefully treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.
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 →