Philemon 1:5
Hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus and towards all the saints,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 am giving thanks unto my God—always, making mention, of thee, in my prayers,
Cross References
Psalms 16:3It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his delight
Romans 12:13With the needs of the saints, having fellowship,—hospitality, pursuing.
1 Corinthians 16:1Now, concerning the collection which is for the saints, just as I directed the assemblies of Galatia, so, also do, ye:—
Ephesians 1:15For this cause, I also,—having heard of the faith on your part in the Lord Jesus, and that towards all the saints,
Philemon 1:7For, much joy, have I had, and encouragement, by occasion of thy love, in that, the tender affections of the saints, have had rest given them by thee, brother.
1 John 5:1Whosoever believeth that, Jesus, is the Christ, of God, hath been born: and, whosoever loveth him that begat, loveth him that hath been begotten 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 →