Philemon 1:12
“Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Whom I have sent again,.... From Rome to Colosse, or to Philemon, wherever he was, along with this epistle:
thou…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Whom I have sent again - That is, to Philemon. This was, doubtless, at his own request, for: (1) There is not the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Whom I have sent again - The Christian religion never cancels any civil relations; a slave, on being converted, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Philemon 1:8-25
We have here,
I. The main business of the epistle, which was to plead with Philemon on behalf of Onesimus, that he would…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
whom I have sent again Lit., "I did send" ;the "epistolary aorist," as in Col 4:8, where see note. How much lies behind…
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