Philemon 1:20 KJV — MannaFest

Philemon 1:20

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

YLT

Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;

DBT

Yea, brother, I would have profit of thee in [the] Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.

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Philemon — The shortest Pauline letter. Paul appeals for Onesimus — runaway slave now a brother in Christ — on grounds of reconciliation, not coercion.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (v. 1)
Date: c. AD 60–62, from Roman imprisonment — companion letter to Colossians

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19 verses on the floor

2 Timothy 1:16
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
Romans 15:32
That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
Philemon 1:7
For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.

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It is not any carnal selfish respect I am actuated by, but what is pleasing to Christ, and that he may have honour therein." Observe, [1.] The Lord's honour and service are a Christian's chief aim in all things.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

let me--"me" is emphatic: "Let me have profit (so Greek 'for joy,' onainen, referring to the name Onesimus, 'profitable') from thee, as thou shouldst have had from Onesimus"; for "thou owest thine ownself to me." in the Lord--not in worldly gain, but in thine increase in the graces of the Lord's Spirit [ALFORD]. my bowels--my heart.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

Refresh my bowels in Christ - Give me the most exquisite and Christian pleasure.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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