4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
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 give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
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Commentary on Philemon 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 1
In this epistle we have,
Phm 1:1-7
Phm 1:8-25
We have here,
Amen is added, not only for strong and affectionate summing up the prayer and wish, so let it be; but as an expression of faith that it will be heard, so shall it be. And what need we more to make us happy than to have the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with our spirit? This is the usual benediction, but it may be taken here to have some special respect also to the occasion; the grace of Christ with their spirits, Philemon's especially, would sweeten and mollify them, take off too deep and keen resentments of injuries, and dispose to forgive others as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven us.