Philemon 1:16 meaning and explanation
no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
Philemon 1:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to Philemon, a slaveholder whose runaway slave Onesimus had met Paul in prison and become a Christian. In this verse Paul asks Philemon to receive Onesimus back not as property but as a beloved brother.
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