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Philemon 1:5
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I thank God because I hear about the love you have for all of God's holy people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.
when I heare of thy love and fayth which thou hast towarde the Lorde Iesu and towarde all saynctes:
hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Yeshua, and toward all the holy ones;
because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;
because I hear about the love you have for all God's holy people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.
hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all saints;
because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,
hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
and love
because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have towards the Lord Jesus and which you manifest towards all God's people;
heringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast in the Lord Jhesu, and to alle hooli men,
hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
I hear about your faith in our Lord Jesus and about your love for all of God's people.
because I hear of your love and of your faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints (God's people).
hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;
for I am hearing about your love and commitment to the Lord Yeshua and to all God's people.
hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,
because I keep hearing about your love and the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.Ephesians 1:15; Colossians 1:4;">[xr]
Behold, from (the time) when I heard of thy faith, and the love which thou hast to our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and to all the saints,
lo, from the time that I heard of thy faith, and of the love thou hast towards our Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints;
Hearing of thy loue, and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and toward all Saints:
because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people.
It is because I hear of your love and trust in the Lord Jesus and in all the Christians.
because I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus.
(When I heare of thy loue & faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and towarde all Saintes)
Since I have heard of your faith and love, which you have toward our LORD Jesus, and toward all saints;
Hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus and towards all the saints, -
Hearing of thy charity and faith, which thou hast in the Lord Jesus and towards all the saints:
Hearyng of thy loue and fayth, which thou hast towarde the Lorde Iesus, and towarde all saintes:
For I hear of your love for all of God's people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.
because I hear of your love for all the saints and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus.
Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
because I hear about your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.
hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints,
hearing of thy love and faith that thou hast unto the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
(for so moch as I heare of thy loue and faith which thou hast on the LORDE Iesu, and towarde all sayntes)
and thank my God for the account I have of your faith in the Lord Jesus and the love you bear to all the saints;
because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
Over and over I have heard about your faith in Jesus and your love for God's cowboys.
because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;
because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Hearing: Galatians 5:6, Ephesians 1:15, Colossians 1:4
toward the Lord: Philemon 1:7, Psalms 16:3, Acts 9:39-41, Romans 12:13, Romans 15:25, Romans 15:26, 1 Corinthians 16:1, 1 John 3:23, 1 John 5:1, 1 John 5:2
Reciprocal: 2 Corinthians 8:4 - the ministering Ephesians 6:18 - supplication Ephesians 6:23 - and love Philippians 1:3 - upon Philippians 1:27 - I may Philippians 2:19 - that I 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - and labour 1 Thessalonians 3:6 - faith 1 Thessalonians 4:10 - all the 1 Timothy 6:2 - because they are Titus 3:15 - love Hebrews 6:10 - which Hebrews 13:24 - and all 3 John 1:2 - even 3 John 1:6 - have borne witness of thy charity
Cross-References
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.
And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease."
Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge.
Thine is the day, thine also the night; thou hast established the luminaries and the sun.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe, I am the LORD, who do all these things.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Hearing of thy love and faith,.... Those two spring from the free favour and love of God, and are the pure gifts of his grace; and therefore thanks are to be given for them to God; nor are they to be ascribed to the power and will of man; they are the fruits of the Spirit of God; and are the principal ingredients in sanctification, which is entirely his work; and they are in all regenerate persons; and are the evidences of regeneration; by which it is known that men are passed from death to life; and they always go together, and are inseparable from each other: there cannot be true faith where love is wanting, for faith works by love; and there cannot be real love, where there is not faith; they only love the saints aright, who love them in the faith, and because of it; and these graces are visible, and to be known by their fruits, whereby they come to be heard of, and talked of, as these in Philemon were. Faith in the heart is confessed by the mouth; and love, both to Christ and to his people, shows itself, as well as faith, in works of righteousness. Sometimes faith is put before love, it being a leading grace, and the great receiver of all the blessings of grace; and here love is placed before faith, because of its being more excellent on account of its continuance and duration; or there may be no design at all in it; but rather, as sometimes one, and sometimes another is mentioned first, it shows that they are upon an equal foot, and both have their proper place and usefulness; the objects of them follow:
which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; which are either to be considered as equally objects of the same grace, or as distinct ones; that is, either that Christ is the object both of faith and love, and the saints are the object both of faith and love; or else these graces are to be distinguished by their respective objects; as that faith is toward Christ, and love toward all the saints: that Christ is both the object of faith and love is certain; nor is there any difficulty to consider him as such; faith is equally to be exercised on him, as on God the Father; and he is indeed the immediate object of faith, and by whom men believe in God; and he is to be loved, and is loved by his people above all things, and at all times, and in sincerity: and that the saints are the objects of the love of all truly gracious souls, is a plain case; but the greater difficulty is, how they should be the objects of their faith; and yet there are instances of this, Exodus 14:31 and indeed, true love believes all things, and hopes all things,
1 Corinthians 13:7. But it seems better to divide these objects according to the different graces, and to consider faith as being towards our Lord Jesus; which is a looking towards Christ, a moving towards him, a laying hold upon him, and embracing him, a staying and leaning on him, a living upon him, and walking in him; and which in Philemon might be a strong one, as well as unfeigned, and operative: and love may be considered as being toward all saints; for though all men are, in a sense, to be loved, and kindness to be shown to them, and that even to enemies, yet more especially the saints; who are set apart by God the Father, whose sins are expiated by the blood of Christ, and who are internally sanctified by the Spirit, and are enabled to live soberly and righteously: and all of these are the objects of love, whether rich or poor, greater or lesser believers, of meaner or larger abilities; for they are all equally loved by God, redeemed by Christ, and regenerated by his Spirit; are justified by his righteousness, are all the children and heirs of God, and are called in one hope of their calling; and love to them should be unfeigned, fervent, active, and laborious, and as Christ has loved us; and such was Philemon's love, as well as it was universal and this distribution of these graces to their respective objects may be confirmed from a parallel place in Colossians 1:4 which epistle was written and sent at the same time with this.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Hearing of thy love and faith - Either by Onesimus, who, after his conversion, would be disposed to state all that he knew that was favorable of Philemon, or hearing it by some other persons who had come from Colosse to Rome. The faith which is mentioned here refers to the Lord Jesus; the love, to the saints. The order in the Greek is indeed the same as in our version, but it is not unusual by synthesis, or uniting two or more things together, to arrange words in that manner. Thus Matthew 12:22, “The blind and dumb both spake and saw;” that is, the blind saw, and the dumb spake. The meaning is, that he had strong faith in the Lord Jesus, and ardent love toward all who were Christians. See a similar declaration in Colossians 1:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Philemon 1:5. Hearing of thy love and faith — His faith in Christ Jesus, his love to the saints. Several excellent MSS. and some versions put faith before love, which makes a more natural reading. There is no figure of speech which would vindicate our saying faith in the saints; so that, if we do not allow of the arrangement in the MSS. referred to, we shall be obliged to have recourse to the transposition, because faith must refer to Jesus Christ, and love to the saints.
