Philemon 1:16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh… The celebrated Earl of Chesterfield left, by his will. legacies to all his menial servants, equal to two years' wages each, considering them "as his unfortunate friends, equal by birth, and only inferior by fortune." John Claude when on his dying bed, thus addressed his son, who, with an old servant, was kneeling before him — "Be mindful of this domestic; as you value my blessing, take care that she wants nothing as long as she lives." Parallel Verses KJV: Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? |
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