Philemon 1:5
hearing of your love and of the faith which you have towards the Lord Jesus and towards all the saints,
World English Bible British
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 thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
Cross References
Psalms 16:3As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
Romans 12:13contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.
1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.
Ephesians 1:15For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is amongst you and the love which you have towards all the saints,
Philemon 1:7For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
1 John 5:1Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. Whoever loves the Father also loves the child who is born of 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 →