Philemon 1:6

Philemon 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Context of Philemon 1:6

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. As 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.

Philemon 1:6 word by word

ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου ἐνεργὴς γένηται ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν εἰς ΧριστόνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• the communicationὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the communicationκοινωνίαkoinōnia · participationG2842
• of thyσύsu · youG4771
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• may becomeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• effectualἐνεργής, ἐναργήςenergēs · effectiveG1756
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the acknowledgingἐπίγνωσιςepignōsis · knowledgeG1922
• of everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• good thingἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Philemon 1:6

• 2 Corinthians 9:12What you do to serve others not only provides for the needs of God’s people, but also produces more and more prayers of thanksgiving to God.
• Philippians 1:9I pray that your love will keep on growing because of your knowledge and insight.
• Hebrews 6:10God is fair. He won’t forget what you’ve done or the love you’ve shown for him. You helped his holy people, and you continue to help them.
• James 2:14My brothers and sisters, what good does it do if someone claims to have faith but doesn’t do any good things? Can this kind of faith save him?
• Matthew 5:16In the same way let your light shine in front of people. Then they will see the good that you do and praise your Father in heaven.
• 1 Corinthians 14:25The secrets in their hearts will become known, and in this way they will quickly bow with their faces touching the ground, worship God, and confess that God is truly among you.
• Philippians 4:8Finally, brothers and sisters, keep your thoughts on whatever is right or deserves praise: things that are true, honorable, fair, pure, acceptable, or commendable.
• 1 Peter 1:5since you are guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time.
• 1 Peter 2:12Live decent lives among unbelievers. Then, although they ridicule you as if you were doing wrong while they are watching you do good things, they will praise God on the day he comes to help you.
• 1 Peter 3:1Wives, in a similar way, place yourselves under your husbands’ authority. Some husbands may not obey God’s word. Their wives could win these men ⌞for Christ⌟ by the way they live without saying anything.
• 2 Peter 1:8If you have these qualities and they are increasing, it demonstrates that your knowledge about our Lord Jesus Christ is living and productive.

Commentaries on Philemon 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6That the communication of thy faith - The words ̔ , the fellowship or communication of thy faith, may be understood as referring to the work of love towards the saints - the poor Christians, which his faith in Christ enabled him to perform, faith being taken here for its effects; and indeed the word itself is not unfrequently used to denote liberality, almsgiving; and this is very properly remarked by Theophylact here: , ̔ · He terms almsgiving the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6That the communication of thy faith - That is, this was a subject of prayer on the part of the apostle, that the “communication of his faith” might receive from all the proper acknowledgment of the good which he did in the Christian cause. The phrase translated “communication of thy faith,” means the making of thy faith common to others; that is, enabling others to partake of the fruits of it, to wit, by good deeds. On the meaning of the word here…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6You can translate this verse in different ways. Paul is hinting that Philemon should be gracious toward Onesimus because God has been good to Philemon (compare 1:10, 17–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. That--The aim of my thanksgiving and prayers for thee is, in order that the, &c. the communication of thy faith--the imparting of it and its fruits (namely, acts of love and beneficence: as He 13:16, "to communicate," that is, to impart a share) to others; or, the liberality to others flowing from thy faith (so the Greek is translated, "liberal distribution," 2Co 9:13). effectual by--Greek, "in"; the element in which his liberality had place, that is…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Jesus
• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Christ, Jesus
• Communion; (fellowship)
• Effect; Effectual
• Philemon
• in Christ, in Jesus, in the Lord, in him
• 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