Philemon 1:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.”
Philemon 1:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Philemon 1:916 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Thomas MuellerNote1mo agoHope in suffering - Philemon 1
God is faithful in every circumstance. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction. God is faithful in every circumstance. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would ha...
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I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our he...
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Now I understand why - it's a daily declaration of dependence on God. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and ha...
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