Philemon 1:5
I have heard of the love and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus and for all the believers.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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. I mention you in my prayers.
Cross References
Psalms 16:3As for the holy people who are on the earth, they are noble people; all my delight is in them. 1
Romans 12:13Share in the needs of the saints. Find many ways to show hospitality.
1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the believers, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you are to do.
Ephesians 1:15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's holy people,
Philemon 1:7For I have had much joy and comfort because of your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
1 John 5:1Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born from God, and whoever loves a father also loves the child born from him.
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 →