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Post by clarkthompson on Nov 16, 2017 4:49:36 GMT -5
Philemon 1-2 King James Version (KJV)
1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
Philemon 1-2 New Matthew Bible (NMB)
1 Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy.
To Philemon the beloved and our helper, 2 and to the beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the congregation of your house.
New Matthew Bible (NMB) Copyright © 2016 by Ruth Magnusson (Davis). All rights reserved.
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
1 Timothy wasn’t Paul’s actually brother but they had such a close fellowship with each other. Paul was a bond slave for Jesus but now he was a prisoner because of sharing Jesus. Paul had rights that allowed him to write letter as a Roman citizen while he was a prisoner. Paul helped Timothy to the faith and a close friendship/ mentorship started out of that. Philemon was helping not just Paul but Timothy and the work of the Lord because of him helping them.
2 Apphia was from Colossae and was a believer there and may have been closely related to Philemon. Archippus was a minister at Colossae. It may be likely that the church used Philemon’s house to meet.
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