Philemon 1:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.”
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“I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Philemon 1:7 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Corinthians 7:4Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
- 2 Corinthians 7:13On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- 1 Thessalonians 3:9How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
- 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
- Philemon 1:20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
- 2 John 1:4I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us.
- 3 John 1:3For I was overjoyed when the brothers came and testified about your devotion to the truth, in which you continue to walk.
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