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Philemon

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Philemon 1:1–2 addresses him as a beloved fellow worker, with the assembly in his house. In 1:4–7 Paul gives thanks and says the saints have been refreshed through him. In 1:8–22 Paul appeals to him concerning Onesimus and asks him to prepare a guest room.

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PHM 1:1, engwebp
¹Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
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PHM 1:1–2, engwebp
¹Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
²to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:
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PHM 1:4–7, engwebp
⁴I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
⁵hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
⁶that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.
⁷For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
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PHM 1:8–22, engwebp
⁸Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
⁹yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
¹⁰I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
¹¹who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
¹²I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
¹³whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
¹⁴But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
¹⁵For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever,
¹⁶no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
¹⁷If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
¹⁸But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.
¹⁹I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
²⁰Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
²¹Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
²²Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
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PHM 1:12, engwebp
¹²I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
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Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.

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Paul — Addressed the letter to — Philemon

Evidence: Philemon 1:1–2
Timothy — Addressed the letter to — Philemon

Evidence: Philemon 1:1–2
Philemon — Fellow worker of — Paul

Evidence: Philemon 1:1
Philemon — Fellow worker of — Timothy

Evidence: Philemon 1:1
Paul — Mentioned in prayer — Philemon

Evidence: Philemon 1:4–7
Onesimus — Sent back to — Philemon

Evidence: Philemon 1:1, Philemon 1:12

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Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

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Entry: Philemon (person-philemon)
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Current wording: Philemon 1:1–2 addresses him as a beloved fellow worker, with the assembly in his house. In 1:4–7 Paul gives thanks and says the saints have been refreshed through him. In 1:8–22 Paul appeals to him concerning Onesimus and asks him to prepare a guest room.
Cited evidence: PHM 1:1, engwebp / PHM 1:1–2, engwebp / PHM 1:4–7, engwebp / PHM 1:8–22, engwebp / PHM 1:12, engwebp
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