Person
Philemon
Colossian believer with a church in his house, owner of Onesimus, recipient of Paul's most personal canonical letter — refreshing the hearts of the saints (Phlm 7).
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Key Data
- Era
- 1st century AD
- Titles
- Householder
- Tags
- philemon · colossae · new-testament
Philemon in Scripture
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Philemon.
New Testament1 book · 1 mention
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Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Philemon 1. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.
ApphiaAddressed with Philemon and Archippus (Phlm 2), traditionally his wife — "Apphia our sister."Philemon 1:2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
ArchippusFellow-soldier addressed in Phlm 2, charged in Col 4:17 to take heed to the ministry received in the Lord.Philemon 1:2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
DemasPaul's fellow-worker (Col 4:14; Phlm 24) who later forsook him, having loved this present world (2 Tim 4:10) — the New…Philemon 1:24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
EpaphrasColossae's founding evangelist, the beloved fellow-servant from whom the church learned the gospel (Col 1:7), always st…Philemon 1:23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
LukeThe beloved physician and companion of Paul; careful historian of the orderly account — the Gospel of Luke and the Acts…Philemon 1:24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
Studies that meet Philemon
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Studies working in the same chapters2
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