Philemon 1:18
in Philemon 1But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But if he hath wronged thee at all, or oweth thee aught, put that to mine account;
KJV
If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
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This verse in Philemon 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBut if anyone has wronged you, or owes you anything, charge that to me. As an imitator of his master, and having Christ speaking in him, he ought to do the things which Christ did according to his ability. For if he bore our weaknesses and suffered our wounds, the Apostle rightly opposes himself on behalf of Onesimus and promises what he owed.
This site's exposition
receive him as myself
on Philemon 1:17-19
The request lands on partnership accounting: if thou count me a partner, receive him as myself, the slave welcomed with the apostle's own standing, and if he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account. The old writers saw the gospel itself in the two clauses, the sinner received in another's person and his debt charged to another's account, imputation acted out in a private letter. I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay is a signed bond, followed by the gentlest leverage in Scripture, thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught - Had the apostle been assured that Onesimus had robbed his master, he certainly would not have spoken in this hypothetical way; he only puts a possible case: If he have wronged thee, or owe thee aught, place all to my account; I will discharge all he owes thee.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Greek, "But it (thou art not inclined to 'receive him' because) he hath wronged thee"; a milder term than "robbed thee." Onesimus seems to have confessed some such act to Paul. put that on mine account--I am ready to make good the loss to thee if required.
The words behind it
10 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| εἰ | ei | If | G1487 → | |
| δέ | de | however | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| τι | ti | in any way | G5100 → | |
| ἠδίκησέν | edikesen | he has wronged | G91 → | |
| σε | se | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| ἢ | e | or | G2228 → | |
| ὀφείλει, | opheilei | he owes [you], | G3784 → | |
| τοῦτο | touto | this | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| ἐμοὶ | emoi | to me myself | G1473 → | 839 times |
| ἐλλόγα.¶ | elloga | do charge. | G1677 → |
εἰIf
eiG1487 →
δέhowever
deG1161 →2765 times
τιin any way
tiG5100 →
ἠδίκησένhe has wronged
edikesenG91 →
σεyou
seG4771 →2973 times
ἢor
ὀφείλει,he owes [you],
opheileiG3784 →
τοῦτοthis
toutoG3778 →1381 times
ἐμοὶto me myself
emoiG1473 →839 times
ἐλλόγα.¶do charge.
ellogaG1677 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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About Philemon
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Philemon; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament and Martin Luther, Preface to the Epistle to Philemon.