Philemon 1:21

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕ݁ܰܬ݂ܟ݂ܺܝܠ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܫܳܡܰܥ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܠܺܝ ܟ݁ܶܬ݂ܒ݁ܶܬ݂ ܠܳܟ݂ ܘܝܳܕ݂ܰܥ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܕ݁ܝܰܬ݁ܺܝܪ ܡܶܢ ܡܳܐ ܕ݁ܳܐܡܰܪ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܥܳܒ݂ܶܕ݂ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܀

Bible Verse Review
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2 Corinthians 2:3, 2 Corinthians 7:16, 2 Corinthians 8:22, Galatians 5:10, 2 Thessalonians 3:4

Reciprocal: Romans 15:14 - I 2 Corinthians 2:9 - whether Philippians 1:6 - confident 2 Thessalonians 3:14 - obey

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Having confidence in thy obedience,.... In his obedience of faith to Christ, and his Gospel; he having been made willing in the day of his power to serve him, as well as to be saved by him; and being constrained by his love, and the Spirit of Christ having wrought in him both to will and to do of his good pleasure:

l wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say; the knowledge the apostle had of Philemon's cheerful obedience to Christ in all the parts of duty, encouraged him to write to him, on this head; believing that he would even do more than he had desired of him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Having confidence in thy obedience - That you would comply with all my expressed desires.

I wrote unto thee - “I have written to you;” to wit, in this Epistle.

Knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say - In all the respects which he had mentioned - in receiving Onesimus, and in his kind treatment of him. He had asked a great favor of him, but he knew that he would go even beyond what he had asked.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Philemon 1:21. Having confidence in thy obedience — I know that it will please thee thus to oblige thy friend, and I know that thou wilt do more than I request, because thou feelest the affection of a son to thy spiritual father. Some think that the apostle hints to Philemon that he should manumit Onesimus.