In the bonds of the gospel:— This is the fourth time that St. Paul has, in this short Epistle, put Philemon in mind of his bonds: he touches them a fifth time, Philemon 1:23. And whoever will be at the pains to compare the places in which he has mentioned those bonds, and other afflictions, will find that he has always done sowith an elegant propriety, which marks out his great penetration and judgment. See particularly Acts 26:29. 2 Corinthians 11:23.Ephesians 4:1; Ephesians 6:20. Philippians 1:7. 2 Timothy 2:8-9. &c.
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Philemon 1:13
13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: