Philemon 1:6

praying as I do, that their participation in your faith may result in others fully recognizing all the right affection that is in us toward Christ.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

In Context

5because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have towards the Lord Jesus and which you manifest towards all God's people;

7For I have found great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of God's people have been, and are, refreshed through you, my brother.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:16Without delay the one who had received the five talents went and employed them in business, and gained five more.

2 Corinthians 9:12For the service rendered in this sacred gift not only helps to relieve the wants of God's people, but it is also rich in its results and awakens a chorus of thanksgiving to God.

Philippians 4:8Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever wins respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovable, whatever is of good repute--if there is any virtue or anything deemed worthy of praise--cherish the thought of these things.

Titus 3:14And let our people too learn to set a good example in following honest occupations for the supply of their necessities, so that they may not live useless lives.

James 2:14What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?

1 Peter 1:5whom God in His power is guarding through faith for a salvation that even now stands ready for unveiling at the End of the Age.

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 →

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