Phile 7 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 7. For we have great joy ] This verse does not read harmoniously. The Greek authorizes the following arrangement: For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, O brother, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee . The apostle speaks here of the works of charity in which Philemon abounded towards poor Christians.

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Verse 7. For we have great joy] This verse does not read harmoniously. The Greek authorizes the following arrangement: For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, O brother, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee. The apostle speaks here of the works of charity in which Philemon abounded towards poor Christians.