Hearing (ακουων). Through Epaphras (Colossians 1:7,8; 4:12), possibly from Onesimus also.

And towards a…

Hearing of thy love and faith. Paul may have heard this either from Onesimus, who, after his conversion, would be disposed to state all th…

Thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints.—This description of a faith directed no…

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 …

In both pagan and Christian letters of the first centuries of the Christian era, the salutation was often followed by an expression of thanksgiving…

Hearing of your love and faith. This praise, which he bestows on Philemon, includes briefly the whole perfection of a Christian. It consis…

Hearing of your love and faith
Those two spring from the free favor and love of God, and are the pure gifts of his g…

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…

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…