is one of the letters which the apostle wrote during his first captivity at Rome A.D. 63 or early in A.D. 64. Nothing is wanted to confirm the genuineness of the epistle: the external testimony is unimpeachable; nor does the epistle itself offer anything to conflict with this decision. The occasion of the letter was that Onesimus, a slave of Philemon, had run away from him to Rome, either desiring liberty or, as some suppose, having committed theft. (Philemon 1:18) Here he was converted under the instrumentality of Paul. The latter; intimately connected with the master and the servant, was naturally anxious to effect a reconciliation between them. He used his influence with Onesimus, ver. 12, to induce him to return to Colosse and place himself again at the disposal of his master. On his departure, Paul put into his hand this letter as evidence that Onesirnus was a true and approved disciple of Christ, and entitled as such to received, not as a servant but above a servant, as a brother in the faith. The Epistle to Philemon has one peculiar feature --its aesthetical character it may be termed --which distinguishes it from all the other epistles. The writer had peculiar difticulties to overcame; but Paul, it is confessed, has shown a degree of self-denial and a fact in dealing with them which in being equal to the occasion could hardly be greater.

The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians --The Epistle of ...
... CHAPTER XIV THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS"THE EPISTLE OF PAUL
TO PHILEMON. ... {177}. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO PHILEMON. [Sidenote: The Author.]. ...
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The Epistle to Philemon.
... Paul in this Epistle stops short ... He charges Philemon to take the runaway slave Onesimus
into his confidence again; to receive him with all affection; to ...
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The Epistle to Philemon
... epistle." In it we see Paul, the gentleman, handling a delicate question with
consummate skill. Though he might command, he prefers to request that Philemon ...
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Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on ...
... paul the apostle to Titus. homilies of St. John Chrysostom, archbishop of
constantinople, on the epistle of St. paul the apostle to Philemon. Argument. ...
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The Epistle to Philemon this Epistle not Mutilated. Marcion's ...
... Book V. Wherein Tertullian proves, with respect to St. Paul's epistles... Chapter
XXI."The Epistle to Philemon This Epistle Not Mutilated. ...
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Homilies on Gal, Eph, Phi, Col, Thess, Tim, Titus, and Philemon
... 8-11. homilies of St. John Chrysostom, archbishop of constantinople, on the epistle
of St. paul the apostle to Philemon. Homily I. Philemon i. 1-3. Homily II. ...
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The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
... Paul wrote this Epistle during his imprisonment at ... is not mentioned in the Epistle,
but the connection between Ephesians, Colossians, Philemon, and Philippians ...
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Christianity and Slavery.
... Compare the Commentaries on the Epistle of Paul to Philemon, especially
Braune, and Lightfoot (in Colossians and Philemon, 1875). ...
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Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on ...
... Thess, Tim, Titus, and Philemon. <. ... homilies of St. John Chrysostom, archbishop
of constantinople, on the second epistle of St. paul the apostle to ...
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Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on ...
... Except in assigning the Epistle to the Hebrews to Paul and in apparently interposing
a considerable period between Philemon and Colossians, his statements may ...
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