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.
Church Fathers on Philemon 1:9
As if he had said, I know indeed that I can effect it by commanding with much authority, from things which have already taken place. But because I am very solicitous about this matter, “I beseech you.” He shows both these things at once; that he has confidence in him, for he commands him; and that he is exceedingly concerned about the matter, wherefore he beseeches him. “Being such an one,” he says, “as Paul the aged.” Strange! How many things are here to shame him into…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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