Philemon 1:6
that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us, for Christ Jesus.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
5hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;
Cross References
Matthew 25:16He that had received the five talents went immediately and traded with the same, and gained five talents more.
2 Corinthians 9:12for the ministration of this service not only supplieth the wants of the saints, but also overfloweth through many thanksgivings to God;
Philippians 4:8Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are right, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Titus 3:14And let those also who belong to us learn to practise good works for the necessary wants that arise, that they may not be unfruitful.
James 2:14What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?
1 Peter 1:5who are guarded by the power of God through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time;
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 →