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Always (παντοτε). Goes with ευχαριστω though so far away in the Greek sentence.
Making mention of thee (μν…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
I thank my God. That is, for what I hear of you.
Making mention of you always in my prayers. See a similar declaration res…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
I thank my God . . .—Note the almost exact verbal coincidence with the salutations in Ephesians 1:15-16;[Reference Philip…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, hearing of …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
In both pagan and Christian letters of the first centuries of the Christian era, the salutation was often followed by an expression of thanksgiving…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
I give thanks to my God. It deserves attention that he prays at the same time for the very thing for which he “gives thanks.” Even the mos…
John Gill
JohnGill
I thank my God Meaning on account of Philemon, for the grace bestowed upon him, thereafter mentioned; (See Gill on Romans 1:8
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Faith in Christ, and love for Him, should unite saints more closely than any outward relationship can unite the people of the world. Paul, in his p…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
1. The occasion for this epistle is as follows. At Colo ae, an important Christian had a servant who secretly fled to Rome, where he was bap…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson