Philemon 1:4
I am giving thanks unto my God—always, making mention, of thee, in my prayers,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
In Context
3Favour unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Ephesians 1:16Cease not giving thanks in your behalf, making mention in my prayers,
Colossians 1:3We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus [Christ], always, for you, offering prayer,—
2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound, to be giving thanks, unto God, continually, concerning you, brethren, even as it is, meet; because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all one to another aboundeth,
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 →