Onesimus

How Nave’s arranged it

• A fugitive slave and subsequent convert of PaulColossians 4:9Philemon 1:10

The passages, in Bible order (2)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 2 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Colossians 4:9

   With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

   ›Commentary on Colossians 4:92 voices

   “Onesimus--the slave mentioned in the Epistle to Philemon (Phm 10, 16), "a brother beloved." a faithful . . . brother--rather, "the faithful brother," he being known to the Colossians as the slave of Philemon, their fellow townsman and fellow Christian. one of you--belonging to your city.

   “Onesimus is the slave of Philemon. What honor and what respect he attained, so that he is called a brother of Paul. And Paul is not ashamed to call himself a brother of a slave. Further, in praise of their city he adds: "who is …

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2. Philemon 1:10

   I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.

   ›Commentary on Philemon 1:102 voices

   “I beseech thee--emphatically repeated from Phm 9. In the Greek, the name "Onesimus" is skilfully put last, he puts first a favorable description of him before he mentions the name that had fallen into so bad repute with Philemon.

   “I beseech thee for my son Onesimus - It is evident from this that Onesimus was converted by St. Paul while he was prisoner at Rome, and perhaps not long before he wrote this epistle.

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