Philemon 5
Hearing ( ακουων ). Through Epaphras (Col 1:7, 8; 4:12), possibly from Onesimus also.And towards all the saints ( κα εις παντας τους αγιους ). He spoke of "thy love and faith" ( σου την αγαπην κα την πιστιν ) "towards the Lord Jesus" ( προς τον Κυριον Ιησουν ) and by a sort of momentum (Vincent) he carries both words over to the saints, though it can be explained as chiasm (Ga 4:4) also.
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