Philemon 1:20

Come my brother, let me have joy in the Lord because of you! Refresh my heart in Christ!

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Philemon 1:20

Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

Let me

Refresh

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Let me

for if I cause you grief, who is there to cause me joy except those whom I have grieved?

Great is my faith in you; great is my cheerful assurance in you. I am filled with comfort; in spite of all my troubles, my heart is overflowing with joy.

I entreat you to make my joy overflow by living in harmony; possessing the same love, and with one soul united in one purpose.

Stand fast then, brothers, dearly loved and longed for, my joy and my crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved!

For what is my hope, or joy? What is the victor's wreath in which I exult? What but your own selves in the presence of our Lord Jesus, at his coming!

I have been comforted, my brothers, in regard to you, in spite of all my distress and affliction over your faith.

Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who must give account; that they may do thus with joy and not with lamentation, for this would be unprofitable to you.

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are passing their lives in the truth.

Refresh

For I have great joy and comfort in your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed.

God is my witness how I yearn for you all in the tenderness of Christ Jesus.

If then there is any comfort in Christ, if there is any persuasive power in love, if there is any companionship of the Spirit, if there is any tenderness or pity,

But whoever has this world's goods, and beholds his brother in need, and shuts up his heart against him, how can the love of God continue to abide in him?