New American Standard Bible 1995
Philemon 1:4-10
41I thankG2168 my GodG2316 alwaysG3842, makingG4160 mentionG3417 of you in my prayersG4335, 5because I 2hearG191 of your loveG26 and of the faithG4102 whichG3739 you haveG2192 towardG4314 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 and towardG1519 allG3956 the 3saintsG40; 6and I pray that the fellowshipG2842 of your faithG4102 may becomeG1096 effectiveG1756 4throughG1722 the 5knowledgeG1922 of everyG3956 goodG18 thingG18 which is in you 6for Christ’sG5547 sakeG1519. 7For I have come to haveG2192 muchG4183 7joyG5479 and comfortG3874 in your loveG26, becauseG3754 the 8heartsG4698 of the 9saintsG40 have been 10refreshedG373 throughG1223 you, brotherG80.
8ThereforeG1352, 11though I haveG2192 12enoughG4183 confidenceG3954 in ChristG5547 to orderG2004 you to do whatG3588 is 13properG433, 9yet for love’sG26 sakeG1223 I ratherG3123 14appealG3870 to you--since I amG1510 suchG5108 a personG5108 as PaulG3972, 15the 16agedG4246, and nowG3570 alsoG2532 17a prisonerG1198 of 18ChristG5547 JesusG2424-- 10I 19appealG3870 to you for my 20childG5043 2122OnesimusG3682, whomG3739 I have begottenG1080 in my 23imprisonmentG1199,
Notes
- 1. Philemon 1:4 Rom 1:8f ↩
- 2. Philemon 1:5 Eph 1:15; Col 1:4; 1 Thess 3:6 ↩
- 3. Philemon 1:5 Or holy ones ↩
- 4. Philemon 1:6 Or in ↩
- 5. Philemon 1:6 Phil 1:9; Col 1:9; 3:10 ↩
- 6. Philemon 1:6 Lit toward Christ ↩
- 7. Philemon 1:7 2 Cor 7:4, 13 ↩
- 8. Philemon 1:7 Lit inward parts ↩
- 9. Philemon 1:7 Or holy ones ↩
- 10. Philemon 1:7 1 Cor 16:18; Philem 20 ↩
- 11. Philemon 1:8 2 Cor 3:12; 1 Thess 2:6 ↩
- 12. Philemon 1:8 Lit much ↩
- 13. Philemon 1:8 Eph 5:4 ↩
- 14. Philemon 1:9 Rom 12:1 ↩
- 15. Philemon 1:9 Or an ambassador ↩
- 16. Philemon 1:9 Titus 2:2 ↩
- 17. Philemon 1:9 Philem 1 ↩
- 18. Philemon 1:9 Gal 3:26; 1 Tim 1:12; Philem 23 ↩
- 19. Philemon 1:10 Rom 12:1 ↩
- 20. Philemon 1:10 1 Cor 4:14f ↩
- 21. Philemon 1:10 I.e. useful ↩
- 22. Philemon 1:10 Col 4:9 ↩
- 23. Philemon 1:10 Lit bonds ↩
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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