Philemon 1:6
4 I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
5 because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
7 I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
8 So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
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- BSB
- I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
- KJV
- That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
- WEB
- that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.
- ASV
- that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ.
- DARBY
- in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ [Jesus].
- BLB
- so that the fellowship of your faith might become effective in the full knowledge of every good [thing] that [is] in us in Christ.
- ÅB
- for at vår felles tro må virke i deg til en dypere kjennskap til alt det gode som vi har i Kristus.
- OTB
- Jeg ber om at fellesskapet i din tro må bli virksomt gjennom forståelsen av alt godt vi deler for Kristi skyld.
- B1930
- forat deres samfund med dig i troen må bli virksomt for Kristus i kjennskapet til alt det gode som er i eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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2 Peter 1:8
For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:9–11
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Read in contextColossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Read in context1 Peter 1:5–8
who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Read in contextMatthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Read in contextJames 2:17
So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
Read in contextJames 2:14
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
Read in contextTitus 3:14
And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
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