Verse Philemon 1:7. _FOR 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, bec...
FOR WE HAVE GREAT JOY AND CONSOLATION IN THY LOVE - In thy love toward Christians. The word here rendered “joy” (χάριν charin), properly means grace. A large number of manuscripts, however, instead o...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATION _ 1. The greeting (Philemon 1:1)_ 2. Recognition of Philemon's faith and love (Philemon 1:4) 3. Concerning the reception of Onesimus (Philemon 1:8) 4.The conclusion ...
INTRODUCTORY. Paul writes from prison, sending greetings from himself and Timothy to Philemon a dear friend with whom he had worked probably during his stay in Ephesus Apphia (presumably Philemon's wi...
This is a letter from Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and from Timothy, the brother, to Philemon our well-beloved and our fellow-worker; and to Apphia, the sister, and to Archippus, our fellow-sol...
A MAN TO WHOM IT WAS EASY TO APPEAL (Philemon 1:1-7)...
WE HAVE. The texts read "I had". CONSOLATION. See Acts 4:36. IN. App-104. BOWELS. See 2 Corinthians 6:12, ARE. have been. REFRESHED. See 1 Corinthians 16
_we have_ Better, I HAD; i.e., when the news reached me. _joy_ Another reading, ill-supported, has "_grace_" _;_which would bear here the sense of thankfulness. One Greek letter only makes the differ...
ΧΑΡᾺΝ אACDG, vulg. Syrr. χάριν Text. Rec. (not Beza’s nor Elzevirs’ editions) with KLP. For the meaning of χάρις here see Colossians 3:16. ΠΟΛΛῊΝ ἜΣΧΟΝ אACGP; πολλὴν ἔσχομεν D* Origint, Jerome; ἔχομε...
4–7. _Introductory thanksgiving for Philemon’s faith and kindness to the saints_ Apart from the Christian courtesy, and the tact under the circumstances, of such an introduction, St Paul here, as alwa...
ΈΣΧΟΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΧΩ (G2192) иметь, _aor._ доставать, получать (Μ, 110). _Aor._ выражает момент радости, которую испытал Павел, услышав хорошие вести о Филимоне (EGT). ΠΑΡΆΚΛΗΣΙΣ (G3874) об...
DISCOURSE: 2266 BENEVOLENCE ENCOURAGED Philemon 1:7. _We have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother_. IN no epistle that was ever writ...
II. _PAUL'S THANKS FOR PHILEMON;_ PHILEMON 1:4-7. 4. I thank _my_ God always, making mention of thee in my prayers, a. As in many of his epistles Paul starts the section right after his greeting wit...
For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. FOR - a reason for the prayer, Philemon 1:4. WE HAVE, [ eschomen (G2192): G] - 'we...
4 The name Philemon means "fond". He seems to have been a most exemplary character, whose reputation had reached Paul's ears, and had given him joy in the midst of the sorrows and dangers of his situa...
A VERY PRECIOUS LETTER PAUL’S LETTER TO PHILEMON _KEITH NEVILLE AND MARION ADAMS_ ABOUT THIS LETTER This is a very personal letter. It does not teach about Christian beliefs. It does not give ad...
(7) THE BOWELS OF THE SAINTS ARE REFRESHED BY THEE. — The same idea is here carried on. St. Paul declares his special joy to have been that “the bowels (_i.e., the hearts_) of the saints, have been re...
CHAPTER 5 Philemon 1:4 (R.V.) PAUL'S was one of those regal natures to which things are possible that other men dare not do. No suspicion of weakness attaches to him when he pours out his heart in lo...
ἔσχον : the aorist expresses forcibly the moment of joy which St. Paul experienced when he heard this good news about Philemon. τὰ σπλάγχνα : regarded as the seat of the emotions. ἀν. πέπαυται : the c...
A PLEA FOR THE RETURNING SLAVE Philemon 1:1 Onesimus had known the Apostle well in the old days when Paul visited at the house of his master Philemon, who seems to have been a man of importance. His...
PHILEMON'S LOVE AND FAITH Paul regularly thanked God for Philemon as he approached the throne of grace in prayer (Philemon 1:4). Here again we have an indication of the prayerfulness of the apostle P...
For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the (c) bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. (c) Because you did so dutifully and cheerfully refresh the saints, that they...
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, (5) Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; (6) That the communication of thy faith ma...
7._We have much grace and consolation. _Although this reading is found in the majority of Greek copies, yet I think that it ought to be translated _joy_; for, since there is little difference between...
The very beautiful and interesting Epistle to Philemon does not require much comment; it is an expression of the love which works by the Spirit within the assembly of God in all the circumstances of i...
FOR WE HAVE GREAT JOY AND CONSOLATION IN THY LOVE,.... In the expressions and acts of it to the poor saints; for which reason the apostle gives thanks for it before; and it is a pleasure and comfort t...
For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. Ver. 7. _The bowels of the saints are refreshed_] Gr. αναπεπαυται. Rested, as it we...
_For we have great joy and consolation_ Timothy and I are greatly rejoiced and comforted; _in_, or by, _thy love_ To God and his people; _because the bowels of the saints_ That is, the saints themselv...
THY LOVE; towards Christ and his people. BOWELS; hearts. The manifestation of real goodness in the habitual practice of good works, gives great joy to all benevolent beholders; and that love to Chris...
FOR WE HAVE GREAT JOY AND CONSOLATION IN THY LOVE BECAUSE THE BOWELS OF THE SAINTS ARE REFRESHED BY THEE, BROTHER. Paul's may of finding reasons for thankfulness to God is illuminating as to his chara...
PAUL'S THANKFULNESS AND SYMPATHY ON ACCOUNT OF PHILEMON'S CHRISTIAN STATE....
1-7 Faith in Christ, and love to him, should unite saints more closely than any outward relation can unite the people of the world. Paul in his private prayers was particular in remembering his frien...
OLBGrk; FOR WE HAVE GREAT JOY AND CONSOLATION IN THY LOVE; thy love doth not extend only to the poor distressed saints helped and relieved by thee, but it hath its effect upon others together with mys...
Philemon 1:7 For G1063 have G2192 (G5719) great G4183 joy G5485 and G2532 consolation G3874 in G1909 your...
_Philemon's good offices to the Church St. Paul's thankfulness thereat,_ vv. 4-7. He has to appeal for an act of forgiveness to be shown to Onesimus; the apostle therefore, in words of deep thankfulne...
Philemon 1:7. FOR I HAD much joy. Alluding to the time when news of the state of Colossæ, and of the church there, was brought to him in his imprisonment. AND comfort. The support and solace derived...
I HAD (εσχον). Ingressive second aorist active indicative of εχω, not ειχομην as the Textus Receptus has it. Paul refers to his joy when he first heard the good news about Philemon's activity (vers...
CONTENTS: Greeting to Philemon. Intercession for Onesimus. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Timothy, Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, Paul, Epaphras, Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas. CONCLUSION: Wise and good...
YOUR LOVE. By this Paul must mean Philemon's _active Christian life._ Paul speaks about the moment of jubilation he experienced when he heard the good news about Philemon and the messianic community a...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philemon 1:4. I THANK MY GOD.—There the apostle carries all his joys and troubles into the presence of his God. Philemon 1:5. HEARING OF THY LOVE.—Perhaps the bearer...
EXPOSITION PHILEMON 1:1 A PRISONER OF CHRIST JESUS. He writes a private letter, as friend to friend, and therefore does not describe himself by his official title of apostle. Having to plead the cau...
Tonight let's turn to Philemon. Philemon was written by Paul the apostle unto the man whose name is Philemon who lived in Colossi. This letter was written at the same time that Paul wrote the Colossia...
1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:13,19; 1 Thessalonians 3:9; 2 John 1:4;...
For we have [γ α ρ ε χ ο μ ε ν]. Read escon I had. Connect with I thank in ver. 4, giving the reason for thankfulness as it lay in his own heart; as, in ver. 5, he had given the reason which lay in ou...
ONESIMUS Philemon 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The march of the Gospel in the early years. The Early Church gave itself very definitely to the propaganda of the Gospel. This had been the command of Go...
The saints — To whom Philemon's house was open, Philemon 1:1:Philemon 1:2....