Filemón 1:7

7 Hermano, tu amor me ha dado mucha alegría y consuelo, porque muchas veces tu bondad reanimó el corazón del pueblo de Dios.

Filemón 1:7 Meaning and Commentary

Philemon 1:7

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love
In the expressions and acts of it to the poor saints; for which reason the apostle gives thanks for it before; and it is a pleasure and comfort to an ingenuous mind, though it is not in his power to do good to the poor saints himself, to see that others have both abilities, and a heart to relieve them:

because the bowels of the saints are, refreshed by thee, brother;
meaning, not only that their bellies were filled with food, for the phrase is used in ( Philemon 1:20 ) where that cannot be intended; but their hearts were filled with gladness, the load upon their spirits, the pressures upon their minds were removed, and they had an inward pleasure in their souls, and rest, refreshment, and comfort, through the liberal communications of Philemon to them; who did what he did cheerfully, that so it did their souls good, as well as their bodies; and in doing which, he acted the part of a brother in Christ.

Filemón 1:7 In-Context

5 porque sigo oyendo de tu fe en el Señor Jesús y de tu amor por todo el pueblo de Dios.

6 Pido a Dios que pongas en práctica la generosidad que proviene de tu fe a medida que comprendes y vives todo lo bueno que tenemos en Cristo.

7 Hermano, tu amor me ha dado mucha alegría y consuelo, porque muchas veces tu bondad reanimó el corazón del pueblo de Dios.

8 Súplica de Pablo por Onésimo
Por esta razón me atrevo a pedirte un favor. Podría exigírtelo en el nombre de Cristo, porque es correcto que lo hagas;

9 pero por amor, prefiero simplemente pedirte el favor. Toma esto como una petición mía, de Pablo, un hombre viejo y ahora también preso por la causa de Cristo Jesús.