because I (A)hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the [a]saints; and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective [b]through the (B)knowledge of every good thing which is in you [c]for the sake of Christ. For I have had great (C)joy and comfort in your love, because the [d]hearts of the [e]saints have been (D)refreshed through you, brother.

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Footnotes

  1. Philemon 1:5 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  2. Philemon 1:6 Or in
  3. Philemon 1:6 Lit toward Christ
  4. Philemon 1:7 Lit inward parts
  5. Philemon 1:7 See note v 5

because I (A)hear of your love and (B)of the faith that you have towards the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full (C)knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[a] For I have derived much joy and (D)comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints (E)have been refreshed through you.

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  1. Philemon 1:6 Or for Christ's service

Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

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

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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because I hear about your love for all his holy people(A) and your faith in the Lord Jesus.(B) I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,(C) because you, brother, have refreshed(D) the hearts of the Lord’s people.

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