Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, New Living Translation I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon, English Standard Version I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, Berean Standard Bible I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers, Berean Literal Bible I thank my God always, making mention of you upon my prayers, King James Bible I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, New King James Version I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, New American Standard Bible I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, NASB 1995 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, NASB 1977 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, Legacy Standard Bible I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers, Amplified Bible I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, Christian Standard Bible I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers, Holman Christian Standard Bible I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers, American Standard Version I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers, Aramaic Bible in Plain English I thank my God always, and I remember you in my prayers, Contemporary English Version Philemon, each time I mention you in my prayers, I thank God. Douay-Rheims Bible I give thanks to my God, always making a remembrance of thee in my prayers. English Revised Version I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers, GOD'S WORD® Translation [Philemon,] I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers because Good News Translation Brother Philemon, every time I pray, I mention you and give thanks to my God. International Standard Version I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers, Literal Standard Version I give thanks to my God, always making mention of you in my prayers, Majority Standard Bible I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers, New American Bible I give thanks to my God always, remembering you in my prayers, NET Bible I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, New Revised Standard Version When I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my God New Heart English Bible I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, Webster's Bible Translation I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, Weymouth New Testament I give continual thanks to my God while making mention of you, my brother, in my prayers, World English Bible I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, Young's Literal Translation I give thanks to my God, always making mention of thee in my prayers, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Philemon's Faith and Love3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers, 5because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.… Cross References Romans 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world. Philemon 1:5 because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. Treasury of Scripture I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, Romans 1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. Ephesians 1:16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; Philippians 1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, Jump to Previous Always Continual Making Mention Praise Prayer Prayers Remember Thank Thanks TimesJump to Next Always Continual Making Mention Praise Prayer Prayers Remember Thank Thanks TimesPhilemon 1 1. Paul rejoices to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, 8. whom he desires to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to receive him again. (4) I thank my God . . .--Note the almost exact verbal coincidence with the salutations in Ephesians 1:15-16; Philippians 1:3-4; Colossians 1:3-4, with, however, the natural distinction that this is briefer and simpler in style.Verse 4. - I thank my God always. We ought, therefore, to thank God, not only for gifts bestowed upon ourselves, but also for those bestowed upon others. This is an habitual phrase of St. Paul (comp. Romans 1:8; 1 Corinthians 1:4; Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 2 Timothy 1:3). "It is to be noted that for the thing on account of which he gives thanks, he at the same time prays" (Calvin). For no good work is ever so complete in us that it does not need to be "continued and ended" in us by God. Making mention of thee in my prayers. The foregoing remark attain applies. Grotius observes that "we learn from this that all addresses to God may be called prayers προσευχὰς, even those in which nothing is asked but thanks are given." But this is apparently not such a case; the petition which St. Paul offered for Philemon being stated in Ver. 6. And thus Chrysostom explains the passage. "Always" may be connected with "I thank," or with "making mention," preferably the former (Chrysostom, Theophylact, Calvin, Lightfoot). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek I always thankΕὐχαριστῶ (Eucharistō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2168: From eucharistos; to be grateful, i.e. to express gratitude; specially, to say grace at a meal. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. God, Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. making ποιούμενος (poioumenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. mention μνείαν (mneian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3417: Remembrance, recollection, mention; commemoration. From mnaomai or mimnesko; recollection; by implication, recital. of you σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. in ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. prayers, προσευχῶν (proseuchōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Strong's 4335: From proseuchomai; prayer; by implication, an oratory. Links Philemon 1:4 NIVPhilemon 1:4 NLT Philemon 1:4 ESV Philemon 1:4 NASB Philemon 1:4 KJV Philemon 1:4 BibleApps.com Philemon 1:4 Biblia Paralela Philemon 1:4 Chinese Bible Philemon 1:4 French Bible Philemon 1:4 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Philemon 1:4 I thank my God always making mention (Phm Phl) |
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