A moment in scripture
Philemon 1:7
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For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
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The surrounding passage
- Philemon 1:5
Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
- Philemon 1:6
That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
- Philemon 1:8
Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
- Philemon 1:9
Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.