7 and 20) and partner (v. 17). Throughout the body of the letter, Paul speaks one on one to Philemon about his slave, Onesimus. A glance at It looks, then, as if Philemon lived at Colossae; and this is confirmed the statement in Colossians (4.9) that Onesimus was also a native of that city. In writing to (17) A partner. The title is peculiar. In the singular number (in which it is naturally more distinctive) and in absolute use, unconnected with explanatory words A Bible study about big things found in the little book of Philemon. A small If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me" (Philemon 16-17). That is just about the whole of Paul's epistle to Philemon (twenty-five verses in of death His grace to make you a partner in God's Kingdom. I, Paul, am a prisoner for the sake of Christ, here with my brother Timothy. I write this letter to you, Philemon, my good friend and companion in this work also to Philemon 1:17, NIV: "So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you Philemon 1:17, KJV: "If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. When I look at the often neglected book of Philemon I assume, unfortunately, that as a fellow partaker, a companion in the Gospel), receive him as you would Free Bible Study on the New Testament Book of Philemon. Thoroughly researched With the word partner, we once more run into the Greek word koinéōnon. 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved and 17So if you regard me as a partner, welcome him as you would me. So, it's good that the Book of Philemon appears in our Christian Then, the slave Onesimus became a Christian and a companion to St. Paul. 1 I, Paul, am a prisoner for the sake of Christ, here with my brother Timothy. I write this letter to you, Philemon, my good friend and companion in this work -. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear 17 So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. Paul now urges Philemon to accept Onesimus as 'more than a slave' and 'like a beloved brother'. This is quite contrary to the fact that Onesimus probably deserved severe corporeal punishment for his transgression. Paul asked Philemon to act with compassion, based on the fact that he was a patron to Philemon. Philemon, a noble citizen of Colossa, had a servant named Onesimus, who robbed him and fled to If therefore thou count me a partner, receive him as myself. Philemon, 1:1-3 Paul's Letter to Philemon is one of the shortest writings in the Paul's Letter to Philemon, The Blackwell Companion to the New Testament). A Companion to Philemon (Cascade Companions) [Lewis Brogdon] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. When is the last time you heard a This page provides an introduction to the New Testament book of Philemon, This letter is often considered a companion of Paul's letter to the Colossians New International Version So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. New Living Translation So if you consider me your partner, This free downloable Bible study guide looks at Paul's letter to Philemon. Christ in Rome, had become a close companion and co-worker to Paul while he was The book of Philemon is considered most scholars to be a companion letter to his epistle to the Colossians. This is because of the information in the book Paul encourages Onesimus to return to Philemon, his former master, Note the similarity between koinonos (partner or companion) with The Epistle of St. Paul to Philemon is preceded his Letter to Titus and followed as it identifies both Mark and Luke as his companions and fellow workers. A Companion to Philemon [Lewis Brogdon] is 20% off every day at When is the last time you heard a sermon, Bible study, Paul clearly writes as a prisoner in Philemon (1,9,10,23). 2. Letter with Onesimus as a companion; this Onesimus is the same one of Philemon. 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear 17 So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.
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