“ If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. ”
If there count me therefore a partner - The word rendered “partner” ( κοινωνὸς koinōnos, means “a partaker, a companion.” The idea in the word is that of having something in common ( κοινὸ...
The Request on Behalf of Onesimus. Paul might confidently presume to issue commands to Philemon Paul an ambassador, and at the time of writing actually a prisoner, of Christ Jesus but for love's sa...
If. App-118. count. Literally have. Greek. echo . partner . partaker. Greek. Koinonos . See 1 Corinthians 10:18 . receive . Greek. proslambano . "You have received me; receite him in add...
17 If, therefore, thou holdest me to be thy associate. Here he lowers himself still further, by giving up his right and his honor to a runaway, and putting him in his own room, as he will sho...
If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. If thou count me therefore a partner - If thou dost consider me as a friend; if I have still the place of a friend in thy affection, recei...
If thou count me therefore a partner,— "If, therefore, thou esteemest me as a friend and companion in Christ." L'Enfant translates it, "I conjure thee, therefore, by all that is common betwee...
If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. A partner - in the Christian fellowship of faith, hope, and love. Receive him as myself - resuming "receive him," Philemon 1:1...
(8-20) Here St. Paul enters on the main subject of his Letter — the recommendation to Philemon of his runaway slave, Onesimus. All thoughtful readers of the Epistle must recognise in this a peculiar...
Chapter 5 Philemon 1:15-19 (R.V.) The first words of these verses are connected with the preceding by the "for" at the beginning; that is to say, the thought that possibly the Divine purpose in...
To Be Received as a Brother Philemon 1:15-25 The Apostle's pleas for the restoration of Onesimus to his old trusted position in the household of Philemon are very touching. He suggests, first,...
Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, (9) Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of...
If thou count me therefore a partner ,.... A companion and friend, who reckon each other's affairs and interest their own: the word answers to חבר, a word often used in Talmudic writings, for an ass...
If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. Ver. 17. A partner ] κοινωνον. One in common with thee. Amicorum omnia communia. Receive him, ] προσλαβου. Take him to thee, pu...
If thou count me therefore a partner Κοινωνον, a companion , one having fellowship with thee in Christ, or a sharer with thee in the blessings of the gospel, the dearest bond of friendship; recei...
The Apostle's Plea for Onesimus; Salutations. A. D. 62. 8 Wherefore, though I might be much...
OLBGrk; If thou count me therefore a partner; koinwnon, one with whom thou hast communion, a partner in the same grace of the gospel, and in the same trials and afflictions of the gospel. Receive...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philemon 1:17 . If thou count me therefore a partner. —The master-stroke of the apostle’s policy. Who would not pay a goodly price for the privilege of calling suc...
If thou count me therefore a partner A partner, not a prelate He does not say, If thou count me a prelate, a ruler of the Church, but a partner; he is content to be one of them, not above them...
Exposition Philemon 1:1 A prisoner of Christ Jesus. He writes a private letter, as friend to friend, and therefore does not describe himself by his official title of apostle. Having to p...
Another Point Urged by the Apostle.
Acts 16:15 ; 2 Corinthians 8:23 ; Ephesians 3:6 ; Philippians 1:7 ; 1 Timothy 6:2 ; Hebrews 3:1,14 ; James 2:5 ; 1 Peter 5:1 ; 1 John 1:3 ; Philemon 1:10,12 ; Matthew 10:40 ; Matthew 12:4...
Onesimus Philemon 1:1-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The march of the Gospel in the early years. The Early Church gave itself very definitely to the propaganda of the Gospel. This had been the comma...
If thou accountest me a partner — So that thy things are mine, and mine are thine.