Philemon 1:5

hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;

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hearing of your love and of the faith which you have towards the Lord Jesus and towards all the saints,

BSB

because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

ASV

hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;

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ἀκούων akouōn hearing G191 σου sou of your G4771 τὴν tēn (the) G3588 ἀγάπην agapēn love G26 καὶ kai and G2532 τὴν tēn the G3588 πίστιν pistin faith G4102 ἣν hēn that G3739 ἔχεις echeis you have G2192 πρὸς pros toward G4314 τὸν ton the G3588 κύριον kurion Lord G2962 Ἰησοῦν Iēsoun Jesus G2424 καὶ kai and G2532 εἰς eis toward G1519 πάντας pantas all G3956 τοὺς tous the G3588 ἁγίους hagious saints G40

The early church

"Hearing," he says, "of thy love." This is wonderful, and much greater than if being present he had seen it when he was present. For it is plain that from its being excessive it had become manifest, and had reached even to Paul. And yet the distance between Rome and Phrygia was not small. For he seems to have been there from the mention of Archippus. For the Colossians were of Phrygia, writing to whom he said, "When this Epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the Church of the Laodiceans, and that ye likewise read the Epistle from Laodicea." (Col. iv. 16.) And this is a city of Phrygia.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Philemon

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

Faith in Christ, and love to him, should unite saints more closely than any outward relation can unite the people of the world. Paul in his private prayers was particular in remembering his friends. We must remember Christian friends much and often, as their cases may need, bearing them in our thoughts, and upon our hearts, before our God. Different sentiments and ways in what is not essential, must not make difference of affection, as to the truth. He inquired concerning his friends, as to the truth, growth, and fruitfulness of their graces, their faith in Christ, and love to him, and to all the saints. The good which Philemon did, was matter of joy and comfort to him and others, who therefore desired that he would continue and abound in good fruits, more and more, to God's honour.

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