Notes on
Philemon
From the Original 1599 Geneva Bible
Notes
Phm 1:6
1:6 That the {a} communication of thy
faith may become effectual by the {b} acknowledging of every good thing which
is in you in Christ Jesus.
(a) By fellowship of faith, he means
those duties of charity which are given to the saints, and flow from a
productive faith.
(b) That by this means all men may perceive how rich
you are in Christ, that is, in faith, charity, and all bountifulness.
Phm 1:7
1:7 For we have great joy and
consolation in thy love, because the (c) bowels of the saints are refreshed by
thee, brother.
(c) Because you did so dutifully and
cheerfully refresh the saints, that they conceived inwardly a marvellous
joy: for by this word (bowels) is meant not only the inward feeling of wants
and miseries that men have of one another's state, but also that joy and
comfort which enters into the very bowels, as though the heart were
refreshed and comforted.
Phm 1:9
1:9 {1} 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.
(1) An example of a Christian
exercise and commendation for another man.
Phm 1:12
1:12 Whom I have sent again: thou
therefore receive him, that is, mine own {d} bowels:
(d) As my own son, and as if I had
begotten him from my own body.
Phm 1:14
1:14 But without thy mind would I do
nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of {e} necessity, but
willingly.
(e) That you might not seem to have
lent me your servant on constraint, but willingly.
Phm 1:15
1:15 For perhaps he therefore {f}
departed for {g} a season, that thou shouldest receive him for
ever;
(f) He uses a more gentle type of
speech, but in reality, he ran away.
(g) For a little time.
Phm 1:16
1:16 Not now as a servant, but above a
servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both
in the {h} flesh, and in the Lord?
(h) Because he is your servant, as
other servants are, and because he is the Lord's servant, you must love him
both for the Lord's sake and for your own sake.
Phm 1:20
1:20 {i} Yea, brother, let me have joy
of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
(i) Good brother let me obtain this
benefit at your hand.
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