I had (εσχον). Ingre ive second aorist active indicative of εχω, not ειχομην as the Textus Receptus has it. Paul refers to his joy…

For we have great joy and consolation in your love. In your love towards Christians. The word here rendered joy (carin),…

The bowels of the saints are refreshed by you.—This same idea is continued here. St. Paul declares that his special joy w…

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 …

Paul has been repeatedly impressed by the expressions of Philemon’s love; they have brought him much joy and comfort. This verse justifies Paul’s e…

We have much grace and consolation. Although this reading is found in the majority of Greek copies, yet I think that it ought to be transl…

For we have great joy and consolation in your love
In the expressions and acts of it to the poor saints; for which reason the …

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…