Philemon 1:6

and I pray that your participation in the faith may result in action, as you come to a fuller realization of everything that is good and Christlike in us.

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In The King James Version

That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

In Context

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

7I have indeed found great joy and encouragement in your love, knowing, as I do, how the hearts of Christ’s people have been cheered, friend, by you.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:16The servant who had received the five bags of gold went at once and traded with it, and made another five bags.

2 Corinthians 9:12For the rendering of a public service such as this, not only relieves the needs of your fellow Christians, but also results in the offering to God of many a thanksgiving.

Philippians 4:8In conclusion, friends, whenever you find things that are true or honorable, righteous or pure, lovable or praiseworthy, or if virtue and honor have any meaning, let them fill your thoughts.

Titus 3:14Let all our people learn to devote themselves to doing good, so as to meet the most pressing needs, and that their lives may not be unfruitful.

James 2:14My friends, what good is it if someone claims that they have faith, but they do not prove it by actions? Can such faith save them?

1 Peter 1:5for you who, through faith, are being guarded by the power of God, awaiting a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last days.

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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