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Verse Philemon 1:5. _HEARING OF THY LOVE AND FAITH_] His _faith_ in
Christ Jesus, his _love_ to the saints. Several excellent MSS. and
some versions put _faith_ before _love_, which makes a more natu...
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HEARING OF THY LOVE AND FAITH - Either by Onesimus, who, after his
conversion, would be disposed to state all that he knew that was
favorable of Philemon, or hearing it by some other persons who had
c...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATION
_ 1. The greeting (Philemon 1:1)_
2. Recognition of Philemon's faith and love (Philemon 1:4)
3. Concerning the reception of Onesimus (Philemon 1:8)
4.The conclusion ...
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INTRODUCTORY. Paul writes from prison, sending greetings from himself
and Timothy to Philemon a dear friend with whom he had worked probably
during his stay in Ephesus Apphia (presumably Philemon's wi...
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This is a letter from Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and from
Timothy, the brother, to Philemon our well-beloved and our
fellow-worker; and to Apphia, the sister, and to Archippus, our
fellow-sol...
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A MAN TO WHOM IT WAS EASY TO APPEAL (Philemon 1:1-7)...
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LOVE. the love. App-135.
FAITH. the faith. App-150.
TOWARD. Greek. _pros_. App-104.
LORD. App-98.
JESUS. App-98.
TOWARD. Greek. _eis,_ App-104.
SAINTS. the saints. See Acts 9:13....
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_hearing_ doubtless from Epaphras, perhaps with Onesimus" confirmation
from _his_point of view. The Greek implies _a process_of hearing; the
subject was _continually_present in conversation.
_love_ S...
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ΤῊΝ� אACGKLP, etc. The order is changed by D, some cursives,
Pesh. Arm. Ambrst. to avoid an exegetical difficulty (see Commentary).
ΕἸΣ ΤῸΝ ΚΎΡ. ACD*, appy Ambrst. τρὸς τ. κ. Text.
Rec. with אDCGKLP,...
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4–7. _Introductory thanksgiving for Philemon’s faith and kindness
to the saints_
Apart from the Christian courtesy, and the tact under the
circumstances, of such an introduction, St Paul here, as alwa...
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HEARING OF THY LOVE AND FAITH,— "Hearing, with greater pleasure than
I can express, of the steady faith which thou hast, and always
maintainest, toward the Lord Jesus Christ, as the great object to
wh...
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II. _PAUL'S THANKS FOR PHILEMON;_ PHILEMON 1:4-7.
4. I thank _my_ God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,
a.
As in many of his epistles Paul starts the section right after his
greeting wit...
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Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus,
and toward all saints; HEARING - the ground of thanksgiving. It is a
delicate mark of authenticity, that he says "hearing" as to...
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4 The name Philemon means "fond". He seems to have been a most
exemplary character, whose reputation had reached Paul's ears, and had
given him joy in the midst of the sorrows and dangers of his situa...
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A VERY PRECIOUS LETTER
PAUL’S LETTER TO PHILEMON
_KEITH NEVILLE AND MARION ADAMS_
ABOUT THIS LETTER
This is a very personal letter. It does not teach about Christian
beliefs. It does not give ad...
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THY LOVE AND FAITH, WHICH THOU HAST TOWARD THE LORD JESUS, AND TOWARD
ALL SAINTS. — This description of a faith directed not only to the
Lord Jesus, but to all the saints, has perplexed commentators,...
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CHAPTER 5
Philemon 1:4 (R.V.)
PAUL'S was one of those regal natures to which things are possible
that other men dare not do. No suspicion of weakness attaches to him
when he pours out his heart in lo...
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ἀκούων : probably from Epaphras, see Colossians 1:7-8;
Colossians 4:12 (Lightfoot). τὴν ἀγάπην …: _i.e._, the
faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love
which thou showest to al...
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A PLEA FOR THE RETURNING SLAVE
Philemon 1:1
Onesimus had known the Apostle well in the old days when Paul visited
at the house of his master Philemon, who seems to have been a man of
importance. His...
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PHILEMON'S LOVE AND FAITH
Paul regularly thanked God for Philemon as he approached the throne of
grace in prayer (Philemon 1:4).
Here again we have an indication of the prayerfulness of the apostle
P...
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_Thy charity and faith....in the Lord Jesus, [1] and towards all the
saints. In the Greek is towards Jesus Christ, and towards all the
saints. By the saints he seems to mean, as elsewhere, all Christi...
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I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, (5)
Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus,
and toward all saints; (6) That the communication of thy faith ma...
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5._Hearing of thy love and faith. _This praise, which he bestows on
Philemon, includes briefly the whole perfection of a Christian man. It
consists of two parts, faith in Christ, and love towards our...
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The very beautiful and interesting Epistle to Philemon does not
require much comment; it is an expression of the love which works by
the Spirit within the assembly of God in all the circumstances of
i...
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HEARING OF THY LOVE AND FAITH,.... Those two spring from the free
favour and love of God, and are the pure gifts of his grace; and
therefore thanks are to be given for them to God; nor are they to be...
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Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus,
and toward all saints;
Ver. 5. _Hearing of thy love and faith_] Love is first mentioned, as
more noticed. But faith is the mother...
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_I thank my God_, &c. This epistle, which infinitely transcends all
the wisdom of this world, gives us an admirable specimen how
Christians ought to treat of secular affairs from higher principles;
_m...
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PAUL'S THANKFULNESS AND SYMPATHY ON ACCOUNT OF PHILEMON'S CHRISTIAN
STATE....
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HEARING OF THY LOVE AND FAITH WHICH THOU HAST TOWARD THE LORD JESUS
AND TOWARD ALL THE SAINTS,...
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1-7 Faith in Christ, and love to him, should unite saints more
closely than any outward relation can unite the people of the world.
Paul in his private prayers was particular in remembering his frien...
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HEARING OF THY LOVE; thy love to God and to the saints, PHILEMON 1:7.
The apostle putteth love here before faith, contrary to the true order
of those spiritual habits, for love must be the fruit of fa...
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Philemon 1:5 hearing G191 (G5723) your G4675 love G26 and G2532 faith
G4102 which G3739 have G2192 ...
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_Philemon's good offices to the Church St. Paul's thankfulness
thereat,_ vv. 4-7.
He has to appeal for an act of forgiveness to be shown to Onesimus;
the apostle therefore, in words of deep thankfulne...
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Philemon 1:5. HEARING OF THY LOVE. This was the cause of the
thankfulness. The seed sown was bringing forth fruit. How the apostle
had heard of the love shown to the congregation at Colossæ, we can
on...
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HEARING
(ακουων). Through Epaphras (Colossians 1:7; Colossians 1:8;
Colossians 4:12), possibly from Onesimus also.AND TOWARDS ALL THE
SAINTS
(κα εις παντας τους αγιους). He spoke of "thy
love and...
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CONTENTS: Greeting to Philemon. Intercession for Onesimus.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Timothy, Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, Paul,
Epaphras, Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas.
CONCLUSION: Wise and good...
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FOR I HEAR OF YOUR LOVE. Note Paul puts Philemon's love ahead of his
faith....
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PHILEMON—NOTE ON PHILEMON 1:4 Thanksgiving and Prayer. Before Paul
makes his appeal, he expresses his gratitude for Philemon (vv.
Philemon 1:4) and describes how he prays f
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Philemon 1:4. I THANK MY GOD.—There the apostle carries all his joys
and troubles into the presence of his God.
Philemon 1:5. HEARING OF THY LOVE.—Perhaps the bearer...
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EXPOSITION
PHILEMON 1:1
A PRISONER OF CHRIST JESUS. He writes a private letter, as friend to
friend, and therefore does not describe himself by his official title
of apostle. Having to plead the cau...
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Tonight let's turn to Philemon. Philemon was written by Paul the
apostle unto the man whose name is Philemon who lived in Colossi. This
letter was written at the same time that Paul wrote the Colossia...
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Galatians 5:6; Ephesians 1:15; Colossians 1:4; Philemon 1:7; Psalms
16:
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ONESIMUS
Philemon 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The march of the Gospel in the early years. The Early Church gave
itself very definitely to the propaganda of the Gospel. This had been
the command of Go...
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Hearing — Probably from Onesimus....
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Our apostle having discovered to Philemon his fervent prayers for him,
next makes mention of the excellent graces which were so orient and
shining in him, namely, his faith and his love; his faith in...