Philemon 1:4

I always mention you in my prayers and thank God for you,

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In The King James Version

I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

In Context

3may God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.

5because I hear of the love and the faith which you show, not only to the Lord Jesus, but also to all his people;

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Cross References

Ephesians 1:16have never omitted to thank God on your behalf, whenever I make mention of you in my prayers.

Colossians 1:3Whenever we pray we never fail to thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you,

2 Thessalonians 1:3Friends, it is our duty always to thank God about you, as is but right, considering the wonderful growth of your faith, and because, without exception, your love for one another is continually increasing.

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 →

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