Philemon 1:19 meaning and explanation
I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
Philemon 1:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing to Philemon, a slave owner in whose house the church meets, about Onesimus, a slave who had left him and apparently caused some loss. In verses 17 and 18 Paul asks Philemon to receive Onesimus as he would receive Paul himself and promises to cover any debt.
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