Philemon 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;”
Philemon 1:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Philemon 1:1810 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Philemon 1:18
No procedure is so apt to gain a hearing, as not to ask for everything at once. For see after how many praises, after how much preparation he has introduced this great matter. After having said that he is “my son,” that he is a partaker of the Gospel, that he is “my bowels,” that you receive him back “as a brother,” and “hold him as a brother,” then he has added “as myself.” And Paul was not ashamed to do this. For he who was not ashamed to be called the servant of the…
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Yuki TanakaNote3mo agoThe meaning of sacrifice - Philemon 1
The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. What...
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Carlos RiveraNote3mo agoPut It on My Account
Paul's offering to cover Onesimus's debt. He's not excusing the wrong - he's bearing the cost of restoration. That's exactly what Jesus did for us.
I've been thinking about what it means for me to do...
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