Philemon 1:7

Philemon 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
• New International Version (NIV)Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

Context of Philemon 1:7

5hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints, 6in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ [Jesus]. For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. 8Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting, 9for love's sake I rather exhort, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Philemon 1:7 word by word

χαρὰν γὰρ πολλὴν ἔσχον καὶ παράκλησιν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου, ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ.¶Read the interlinear

• greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• encouragementπαράκλησιςparaklēsis · encouragementG3874
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• refreshedἀναπαύωanapauō · to give restG373
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for Philemon 1:7

• 1 Thessalonians 1:3remembering unceasingly your work of faith, and labour of love, and enduring constancy of hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received [the] word of [the] report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:9For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,
• 2 John 1:4I rejoiced greatly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received commandment from the Father.
• 3 John 1:3For I rejoiced exceedingly when [the] brethren came and bore testimony to thy [holding fast the] truth, even as thou walkest in truth.
• Philemon 1:20Yea, brother, I would have profit of thee in [the] Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 7:13For this reason we have been encouraged. And we the rather rejoiced in our encouragement more abundantly by reason of the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
• 2 Timothy 1:16The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain;

Commentaries on Philemon 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7For we have great joy - This verse does not read harmoniously. The Greek authorizes the following arrangement: For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, O brother, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee. The apostle speaks here of the works of charity in which Philemon abounded towards poor Christians.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For we have great joy and consolation in thy love - In thy love toward Christians. The word here rendered “joy” ( ́ charin), properly means grace. A large number of manuscripts, however, instead of this word, have ̀ charanCharan, joy. See Wetstein. This reading has been adopted by Griesbach, Tittman, and Hahn. Because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother - For your kindness to them. The word “bowels” here probably means minds, hearts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7In his letters, Paul usually thanks God for the faith and love of the people he writes to. He also tells them that he prays for them (Romans 1:8–12; 1 Corinthians 1:4–9; 2 Corinthians 1:3–11; contrast Galatians 1:6–10). Ancient Greek letters sometimes included a thanksgiving section after the greeting.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. For--a reason for the prayer, Phm 4-6. we have--Greek, "we had." joy and consolation--joined in 2Co 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.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Consolation
• Philemon
• Refresh; Refreshing
• joy, joyful, rejoice, glad

Commentaries on Philemon 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings