Philemon 1:6 (LSB)

Passage

and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the full knowledge of every good thing which is in you for the sake of Christ.

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:4 I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,

Philemon 1:5 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

Philemon 1:6 and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the full knowledge of every good thing which is in you for the sake of Christ.

Philemon 1:7 For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

Philemon 1:8 Therefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to command you to do what is proper,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "pray", "fellowship", "become", "effective", "through", "full", and "knowledge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "pray", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "because I hear of your love and..." into verse 7's "For I have come to have much...", so "faith" and "pray" belong inside that flow. In Philemon context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "pray" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.