“I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.”
I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it — I say nothing of your owing me even your own self — the autograph (idiai cheiri — own hand) authenticates the promise with solemnity; this is Paul's personal bond. The assertion I will repay (apotisō) commits Paul's resources to settle the debt. The parenthetical reminder that Philemon owes Paul his very self (kai seauton) reverses the debtor-creditor dynamic: Philemon was spiritually bankrupt until Paul's ministry restored him; Paul's assumption of Onesimus's debt is repayment of an unpayable debt.
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Thomas Mueller (test user)1d agoThe power of prayer — Philemon 1
The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these w...
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Elena Petrova (Test User)4h agoThe promise of restoration — Philemon 1
God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. We bring nothing; He provides everything..
The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. Today it speak...
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Sofia Andrade (test user)4h agoWisdom for daily life — Philemon 1
God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Their context of persecution ...
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Tobias van der Berg (test user)4h agoThe shepherd and the sheep — Philemon 1
His timing, His methods, His purposes — all beyond our comprehension, yet perfectly good.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circ...
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