4I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)I. In the Phlm. 1:1 , 2 of the preface we have the persons from and to whom it is written, with some annexed note or title, implying somewhat of argument to the purpose of the letter. 1. The persons writing: Paul, the principal, who calls himself a prisoner of Jesus Christ , that is, for Jesus Christ. To be a prisoner simply is no comfort nor honour; but such as Paul was, for the faith and preachi…
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