Philemon 4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Thanksgiving. 4 [a](A)I give thanks to my God always, remembering you in my prayers, 5 as I hear of the love and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus and for all the holy ones,[b] 6 so that your partnership in the faith may become effective in recognizing every good there is in us[c] that leads to Christ.(B)
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- 4 In my prayers: literally, “at the time of my prayers.”
- 5 Holy ones: a common term for members of the Christian community (so also Phlm 7).
- 6 In us: some good ancient manuscripts have in you (plural). That leads to Christ: leads to translates the Greek preposition eis, indicating direction or purpose.
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