Philemon 1:5
(hearing of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and of thy love to all the saints,)
1770 John Worsley NT
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
Romans 12:13communicating to the necessities of the saints, given to hospitality.
1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so also do ye.
Ephesians 1:15Wherefore I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus,
Philemon 1:7for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because by thee, dear brother, the bowels of the saints are refreshed.
1 John 5:1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one, that 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 →