Philemon 1:4
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
Webster Bible
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.
5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all saints;
Cross References
Ephesians 1:16Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Colossians 1:3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
2 Thessalonians 1:3We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all towards each other 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 →