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I have sent back (ανεπεμψα). Epistolary aorist. As it will look when Onesimus arrives.
In his own person (…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Whom I have sent again. That is, to Philemon. This was, doubtless, at his own request, for
There is not the slightest evid…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
You therefore receive him.—The word “receive” is not in the best manuscripts. It is supplied here from Philemon 1:17 (app…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: whom I have sent again:
"He was your slave, and t…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
There is a double play on words here. “Onesimus” was a common slave name; it meant "useful” or “profitable.” This is also the meaning of another Gr…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Receive him, that is, my bowels. Nothing could have been more powerful for assuaging the wrath of Philemon; for if he had refused to forgi…
John Gill
JohnGill
Whom I have sent again
From Rome to Colosse, or to Philemon, wherever he was, along with this epistle:
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
It does not lower anyone to condescend, and sometimes even to beseech, where, strictly speaking, we could command. The apostle argues from love, ra…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Having expre ed his confidence in Philemon’s goodne , Paul now states his request.
He first indicates the person on whose behalf h…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson