Philemon 1:5 KJV — MannaFest

Philemon 1:5

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

YLT

hearing of thy love and faith that thou hast unto the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

DBT

hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,

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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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27 verses on the floor

Ephesians 1:15
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
3 John 1:2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Ephesians 6:18
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Colossians 1:4
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

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The apostle's thanksgiving and prayer for Philemon are here set forth by the object, circumstance, and matter of them, with the way whereby much of the knowledge of Philemon's goodness came to him. Here is the object of Paul's praises and prayers for Philemon: I thank my God, making mention of thee in my prayers,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Hearing of thy love and faith. This praise, which he bestows on Philemon, includes briefly the whole perfection of a Christian man.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

Now Colosse, Philemon's place of residence, he had never yet seen. Yet Phm 19 here implies that Philemon was his convert. Philemon, doubtless, was converted at Ephesus, or in some other place where he met Paul. love and faith--The theological order is first faith then love, the fruit of faith.

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

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PHM 1:5COL 1:4 2TH 1:3
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PHM 1:5COL 1:4 HEB 6:10
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
PHM 1:5COL 1:4 EPH 1:15
PHM 1:51CO 16:1 1JN 3:17
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PHM 1:5COL 1:4 1TH 1:3
PHM 1:5EPH 1:15 COL 1:3-4
PHM 1:51CO 16:1 ROM 12:13
PHM 1:51CO 16:1 2CO 8:1-9

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