18 (A)For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore (B)acknowledge such men.

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18 For they refreshed(A) my spirit and yours also. Such men deserve recognition.(B)

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18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.

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For we [a]have great [b]joy and [c]consolation in your love, because the [d]hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

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  1. Philemon 1:7 NU had
  2. Philemon 1:7 M thanksgiving
  3. Philemon 1:7 comfort
  4. Philemon 1:7 Lit. inward parts, heart, liver, and lungs

Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,(A) because you, brother, have refreshed(B) the hearts of the Lord’s people.

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For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

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The Joy of Titus

13 Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit (A)has been refreshed by you all.

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13 By all this we are encouraged.

In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus(A) was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

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13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

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Various Exhortations

12 And we urge you, brethren, (A)to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and [a]admonish you,

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 instruct or warn

Final Instructions

12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard(A) among you, who care for you in the Lord(B) and who admonish you.

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12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

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32 (A)that I may come to you with joy (B)by the will of God, and may (C)be refreshed together with you.

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32 so that I may come to you(A) with joy, by God’s will,(B) and in your company be refreshed.(C)

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32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

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20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.

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20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh(A) my heart in Christ.

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20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

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Encouraged by Timothy

(A)But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, (B)as we also to see you— therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress (C)we were comforted concerning you by your faith.

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Timothy’s Encouraging Report

But Timothy(A) has just now come to us from you(B) and has brought good news about your faith and love.(C) He has told us that you always have pleasant memories of us and that you long to see us, just as we also long to see you.(D) Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith.

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But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:

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(A)I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that [a]he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

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  1. Colossians 4:8 NU you may know our circumstances and he may comfort

I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our[a] circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.(A)

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  1. Colossians 4:8 Some manuscripts that he may know about your

Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

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Nevertheless (A)God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by (B)the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming, but also by the [a]consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 7:7 comfort

But God, who comforts the downcast,(A) comforted us by the coming of Titus,(B) and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

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Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

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