Philemon 1:4
I thank my God always making mention of thee in my prayers,
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
In Context
3grace and peace be to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
5(hearing of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and of thy love to all the saints,)
Cross References
Ephesians 1:16and your love to all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Colossians 1:3We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you:
2 Thessalonians 1:3We ought always to give thanks to God on your account, my brethren, as it is fit; because your faith increaseth greatly, and the love of every one of you 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 →