Philemon 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Philemon 1:5

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philemon’s Love and Faith

4 ^aI thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,

5 ^ahearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

6 that the sharing of your faith may become effective ^aby the acknowledgment of ^bevery good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

7 For we¹ have great joy and consolation in your love, because the⁴ hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

The Plea for Onesimus

8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting,

9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ—

Verse Comparison: Philemon 1:5

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

Amplified® Bible
Because I continue to hear of your love and of your loyal faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and [which you show] toward all the saints (God's consecrated people).

Contemporary English Version
I hear about your faith in our Lord Jesus and about your love for all of God's people.

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

Good News Bible
For I hear of your love for all of God's people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.

International Standard Version
because I keep hearing about your love and the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.

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

New American Standard Bible
because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

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

New King James Version
hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

Young's Literal Translation
hearing of thy love and faith that thou hast unto the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

New English Translation
because I hear¹ of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love² for all the saints.³

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