Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
I keep hearing about your love and faith, how you're all in with Jesus and how you show up for everyone in the community.
Your reputation for loving Jesus and caring for people is getting around.
📚 Historical Context
The letter to Philemon was written by the Apostle Paul during his imprisonment, likely in Rome around 60-62 AD, as a personal appeal to a Christian leader in Colossae. In this verse, Paul is expressing gratitude for Philemon's reputation of love and faith toward Jesus and the broader community of believers, which was a common way to build rapport in ancient letter-writing. This sets the stage for Paul's later request regarding Onesimus, Philemon's runaway slave who had become a Christian under Paul's influence.
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