Book of philemon nkjv

The letter to philemon is the shortest of all pauls writings and deals with the practice of slavery. Philemon 1 king james bible kjv book of philemon bible. Philemon 1, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Summary of the book of philemon story of the bible. Apparently philemon was welltodo, for his home was large enough to accommodate the church assemblies, and he was a slave owner. Ideal for personal or group study, each handy journaling paperback includes individual book introductions and a singlecolumn scripture layout with a full page of light journaling lines opposite each page of scripture.

Gordon fee in his book how to read the ible for all its worth lays out the form of ancient letters as follows with examples from philemon added. The letter suggests that paul was in prison at the time of the writing. Thank you for your in depth sharing of the book of philemon. Philemons love and faith 4 g i thank my god always when i remember you in my prayers, 5 because i h hear of your love and i of the faith that you have toward the lord jesus and for all the saints, 6 and i pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full j knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of christ. I post biblical information for the education of christians and to. Knox postulate that archippus was the owner of onesimus, and that philemon was the local pastor enlisted to help encourage archippus to have mercy. The book of philemon illustrates that principles like these can and should profoundly affect the lives of believers. There is little doubt that paul wrote this epistle, since he refers to himself at least three times in verses 1, 9 and 19. Philemon 1 kjv read the king james version online free. Paul wrote this letter to philemon, a believer in colosse who, along with others, was a slave owner cf.

A summary, synopsis or recap is a shortened version of the original. Philemon is a perfect example of what ancient letters were typically like in the grecoroman world. Focus on one book at a time with this nkjv scripture journal of the books of 12 timothy, titus, and philemon. Nkjv scripture journal 12 timothy, titus, philemon cokesbury. To philemon our dear friend and fellow worker 2 also to apphia our sister and archippus our fellow soldierand to the church that meets in your home. This summary of the book of philemon provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and. Philemon nkjv greeting paul, a prisoner of christ bible gateway. To win philemons willing acceptance of onesimus, paul writes very tactfully and in a lighthearted tone, which he creates with a wordplay see note on v. Paul commends onesimus to philemon, no longer as a slave, but as a brother. Onesimus, a slave belonging to philemon, had fled from his master, possibly stealing money in the process vv. The book is about bondage and love, forgiveness and joy.

The author of the book of philemon was the apostle paul philemon 1. The apostles joy and praise for philemon s steady faith in the lord jesus, and love to all the saints. Watch our overview video on the book of philemon, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Note that the phrase be with your spirit is a good example of the small s spirit which is used of mans spirit, or self, cf. Now, paul sends him back to philemon, though he would really like to keep him verse. The apostles joy and praise for philemons steady faith in the lord jesus, and love to all the saints. Philemon kjv paul, a prisoner of jesus christ, and. We have detailed a brief summary of the book of philemon for bible study or sunday school lessons. The epistle is addressed to philemon, with the church in his house, and to sister apphia and archippus.

The epistle shows that he was a believing christian and an esteemed acquaintance of the apostle. One of his slaves, onesimus, had apparently stolen from him cf. Paul, like christ, asks for any of the wrongs of onesimus to be put on pauls account verse 18. Philemon paul, a prisoner for christ jesus, and timothy. It is the first book ive really studied and just like you said it is really inticing and precious to discover the lords word like this. Philemon 1 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. Its canonicity was widely recognized in the early church, particularly by ignatius, tertullian, origen, eusebius, marcion, and in the muratorian canon. The book of philemon was written in approximately a. Audiobible nkjv 57 philemon dramatized new king james. Focus on one book at a time with this nkjv bible journal of the books of 12 timothy, titus, and philemon. Paul, a prisoner of christ jesus, and timothy our brother, to philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, a. Link panels synchronize references go to table of contents single column stretch across both columns show reading view fullscreen show community notes a. Philemon 1 audio bible reading, kjv, nkjv, niv, nasb. Archippus some think that this was philemons son, but he could have been the pastor of the church that met in philemons home cf.

The main purpose of a summary is as a simplification highlighting the major points from the original and much longer version of the subject. I beseech thee for my son onesimus, whom i have begotten in my. Recommendation faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of christ. Paul to philemon is preceded by his letter to titus and. Book of philemon overview insight for living ministries. Philemon 1 niv bible paul, a prisoner of christ jesus. Philemon 2025 20 yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the lord. Philemon 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. Commentaries on philemon philemon new king james version nkjv greeting.