Philemon 1:4
I give thanks to my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
In Context
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Ephesians 1:16I do not cease giving thanks for you making mention of you in my prayers;
Colossians 1:3We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,
2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brethren, as it is worthy, because your faith increases, and the divine love of each one of you all towards one another abounds more and more;
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 →