Philemon 1:7

For I had much joy and consolation over your divine love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed by you, O brother.

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Philemon 1:7

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

Great joy

3 John 1:3

The bowels

Philemon 1:20

2 Corinthians 7:13

2 Timothy 1:16

Bible References

Great joy

incessantly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God even our Father;

And on account of this we also give thanks to God incessantly, because, receiving the word of God from us by hearing, you received it not as the word of men, but, as it truly is, the word of God, who indeed works in you who believe.

For what thanks are we able to render unto God in your behalf, for all the joy with which we rejoice on account of you before our God;

I rejoice exceedingly because I have found some of thy children walking about in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

I rejoice exceedingly, the brethren coming and witnessing to thy truth, as thou art walking about in truth.

The bowels

Yea, brother, let me rejoice over you in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.

Therefore we have been comforted. But we rejoiced the more exceedingly in our consolation over the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all:

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because frequently he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,