Philemon 1:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work of faith, labor of love, and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

This is why we constantly thank God, because when you received the message about God that you heard from us, you welcomed it not as a human message, but as it truly is, the message of God, which also works effectively in you believers.

How can we thank God for you in return for all the joy we experience before our God because of you,

I was very glad to find some of your children walking in the truth, in keeping with a command we have received from the Father.

For I was very glad when some brothers came and testified to your faithfulness to the truth—how you are walking in the truth.

The bowels

Yes, brother, may I have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

For this reason we have been comforted.

In addition to our comfort, we rejoiced even more over the joy Titus had, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

General references

Pull out some stalks from the bundles for her and leave them for her to gather. Don’t rebuke her.”