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Philemon
5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
Philemon 1:5 —
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Matthew Henry
(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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