Philemon 1:7 BSB — MannaFest

Philemon 1:7

I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.

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ASV

For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Philemon (420)

"For we have had great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother." He emphasizes and teaches more fully why he said, "I give thanks to my God always remembering you in my prayers." It was worthy indeed to give thanks to God for the love of Philemon, who had refreshed the internal affection of the heart and the deep recesses of the saints by receiving them. And this is the apostolic idiom; to always call it "hearts," wanting to show the fullness of love in the mind.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love - In thy love toward Christians. The word here rendered “joy” (χάριν charin), properly means grace. A large number of manuscripts, however, instead of this word, have χαρὰν charan, Charan, joy. See Wetstein. This reading has been adopted by Griesbach, Tittman, and Hahn. Because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother - For your kindness to them. The word “bowels” here probably means minds, hearts, for it is used in the Scriptures to denote the affections.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

For--a reason for the prayer, Phm 4-6. we have--Greek, "we had." joy and consolation--joined in 2Co 7:4. saints are refreshed by thee--His house was open to them. brother--put last, to conciliate his favorable attention to the request which follows.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
χαρὰν	charan	Joy	G5479 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
πολλὴν	pollēn	great	G4183 →
ἔσχον	eschon	I have	G2192 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
παράκλησιν	paraklēsin	encouragement	G3874 →
ἐπὶ	epi	by occasion of	G1909 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ἀγάπῃ	agapē	love	G26 →
σου,	sou	of you,	G4771 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
σπλάγχνα	splagchna	hearts	G4698 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἁγίων	hagiōn	saints	G40 →
ἀναπέπαυται	anapepautai	have been refreshed	G373 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
σοῦ,	sou	you,	G4771 →
ἀδελφέ.¶	adelphe	brother.	G80 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
1 Thessalonians 2:19
After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
leads to
- Philippians 4:1
  Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13
  so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- Philippians 2:16
  as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
  Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 1:14
  as you have already understood us in part, so that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.
Through
2 Corinthians 7:4
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 1:4
  who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
- James 1:2
  Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Through
2 Corinthians 7:13
On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 7:6
  But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

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06About Philemon

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Philemon