God’s Word Translation
Philemon 1:4-10
4⌞Philemon,⌟ I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers because
5I hear about your faithfulness to the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people.
6As you share the faith you have in common with others, I pray that you may come to have a complete knowledge of every blessing we have in Christ.
7Your love ⌞for God’s people⌟ gives me a lot of joy and encouragement. You, brother, have comforted God’s people.
8Christ makes me bold enough to order you to do the right thing.
9However, I would prefer to make an appeal on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an old man and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus,
10appeal to you for my child Onesimus [Useful]. I became his spiritual father here in prison.
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
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