Philemon 1:5
hearing of your love and faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus, and for all the saints,
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
In Context
4I always thank my God as I make mention of you (sg) in my prayers,
Cross References
Romans 12:13distributing to the needs of the saints; practicing hospitality.
1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints, you must do just as I instructed the congregations in Galatia.
Ephesians 1:15Because of this, having heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
Philemon 1:7yes, we have much thanksgiving and encouragement because of your (sg) love, in that the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
1 John 5:1Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten by God; also, whoever loves the Begetter should love the one begotten by Him as well.
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 →