A Communion of Gifts
Philemon 1:6
That the communication of your faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.


As there is a communion of saints, so there must be a communion of gifts. A good thing, the more common it is, the better it is. The sun communicates his light to the world, and shines the brighter for that; the springs and fountains communicate their water, and are the fuller for that; a nurse or mother communicates her milk to the infant, and her breasts are replenished still: the communication of faith, of knowledge, and other gifts, is not a diminution, but an augmentation of them. Let us joyfully communicate that which we have, one to another.

(W. Jones, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

WEB: that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.




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