Philemon 1:20
Yes, friend, let me gain something from you because of your union with the Lord. Cheer my heart by your Christlike spirit.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
In Context
Cross References
2 Corinthians 7:4I have the utmost confidence in you; I am always boasting about you. I am full of encouragement and, in spite of all our troubles, my heart is overflowing with happiness.
Philippians 1:8God will bear me witness how I yearn for you all with the tenderness of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:1So then, my dear friends, whom I am longing to see – you who are my joy and my crown, stand fast in union with the Lord, dear friends.
1 Thessalonians 3:7on hearing this, we felt encouraged about you, friends, in the midst of all our difficulties and troubles, by your faith.
Philemon 1:12and I am sending him back to you with this letter – though it is like tearing out of my heart.
1 John 3:17If anyone has material possessions, and sees one of our own in need, but closes their heart against that person, how can it be said that the love of God is within them?
Matthew Henry on Philemon 1:9-25
The Apostle's Plea for Onesimus; Salutations. ( a. d. 62.) 8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, 9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: 11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: 12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: 13… Read the whole commentary →