Philemon 1:15
“For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season,.... The apostle in this clause seems to soften this business of Onesimus…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season - Perhaps on this account, or for this reason - διὰ τοῦτο dia touto -…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He - departed for a season - This is another most delicate stroke. He departed thy slave, thy unfaithful slave; he…
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
For He gives a new reason for Onesimus" return. Perhaps it was on purpose forsuch a more than restoration that he was…