Philemon 1:7
For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
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Summary
For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
The bowels
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Bible References
Great joy
1 Thessalonians 1:3
[because we] remember your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And because of this we also give thanks to God constantly, that [when you] received God's word {that you heard} from us, you accepted [it] not [as the] word of men, but as [it] truly is, [the] word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
1 Thessalonians 3:9
For what thanks can we repay to God concerning you, because of all the joy [with] which we rejoice because of you before our God,
2 John 1:4
{I was very glad} because I found [some] of your children walking in [the] truth, just as {the Father commanded us}.
3 John 1:3
For I rejoiced exceedingly [when the] brothers came and testified [to] your truth, just as you are walking in [the] truth.
The bowels
Philemon 1:20
Yes, brother, I ought to have some benefit of you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
2 Corinthians 7:13
Because of this we have been encouraged, and in addition to our encouragement, we rejoiced much more over the joy of Titus, because his spirit had been refreshed by all of you.
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he refreshed me many times, and was not ashamed of my imprisonment,
General references
Ruth 2:16
And also pull out for her from your bundles and leave [it] so that she may glean--and do not rebuke her."