Philemon 1:7
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I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
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For--a reason for the prayer, Plm 1:4-6. we have--Greek, "we had." joy and consolation--joined in Co2 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.
Open source ↗In this epistle we have, I. The preface (Plm 1:1-7). II. The substance and body of it (Plm 1:8-21). And then the conclusion (Plm 1:22 to the end.)
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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.
How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
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?
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.