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Philemon 1:7

Love for othersComfortJoyFellowship and the church

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

6 I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

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,

9 I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

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BSB
I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
KJV
For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
WEB
For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
ASV
For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
DARBY
For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
BLB
For I have much joy and encouragement on the basis of your love, because the inner parts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
ÅB
For jeg fikk stor glede og trøst ved kjærligheten din, fordi de helliges hjerter har fått hvile gjennom deg, bror!
OTB
Din kjærlighet har brakt meg stor glede og trøst, fordi du, bror, har forfrisket de helliges hjerter.
B1930
For stor glede og trøst fikk jeg ved din kjærlighet, fordi de helliges hjerter er blitt vederkveget ved dig, bror!

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