Philemon 1:5
hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
Revised Version 1895
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 thee in my prayers,
Cross References
Psalms 16:3As for the saints that are in the earth, they are the excellent in whom is all my delight.
Romans 12:13communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.
1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.
Ephesians 1:15For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which ye shew toward all the saints,
Philemon 1:7For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
1 John 5:1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is 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 →