Philemon 1:7

for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed through thee, 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

General references

Ruth 2:16

Bible References

Great joy

unceasingly remembering of you the work of the faith, and the labour of the love, and the endurance of the hope, of our Lord Jesus Christ, in the presence of our God and Father,

Because of this also, we -- we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

I rejoiced exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, even as a command we did receive from the Father;

for I rejoiced exceedingly, brethren coming and testifying of the truth in thee, even as thou in truth dost walk;

The bowels

Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;

because of this we have been comforted in your comfort, and more abundantly the more did we rejoice in the joy of Titus, that his spirit hath been refreshed from you all;

may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed,

General references

and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls -- and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'