Philemon
Note that the Greek is referred to occasionally.
Throughout the O.T. & Gospels all words highlighted:
- in medium blue were said by GOD the FATHER;
- in apricot were from GOD the Son (Jesus Christ);
- in light purple were from GOD the Holy Spirit.
Also you will see words scripted in blue; this also is a carry-over from the O.T.-- throughout this work all words scripted in blue are words either in prayer or addressing the Godhead.
And all enlarged words are prophecies from the O.T.
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Paul writing
Salutation (at the beginning each of the books written by Paul): in green is the reminder that Paul was specifically called to be an apostle & set apart by the Will of GOD for ministry; in grey are those called/chosen to be saints according to the Will of GOD: Paul, a prisoner{
I always thank My GOD as I remember{XIV 17.} You in My prayers, because I hear about Your faith in the LORD Jesus & Your love for all the saints{XIV 3.}. I pray that You might be active{XIV 11.} in sharing{XIV 15.} Your faith, so that You will have a full understanding{XIV 12.} of every good thing{XIV 1.} We have in Christ. Your love has given Me encouragement{XIV 19.}, because You, brother, have refreshed the hearts{XIV 23.} of the saints{XIV 3.}. Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold{XIV 20.} & order You what You ought to do, yet I appeal{XIV 18.} to You on the basis of love. I then, as Paul-- an old man{XIV 21.} & now also a prisoner{XIV 5.} of Christ Jesus --I appeal{XIV 18.} to You for My son Onesimus, who became My son while I was in chains{XIV 6.}. Formerly He was useless{XIV 4.} to You, but now He has become useful{XIV 14.} both to You & to Me.
I am sending Him-- who is My very heart{XIV 23.} --back to You; welcome{XIV 22.} Him. I would have liked to keep Him with Me so that He could take Your place in helping{XIV 7.} Me while I am in chains{XIV 6.} for the Gospel{XIV 13.}. But I did not want to do anything without Your consent, so that any favor{XIV 1.} You do will be spontaneous & not forced. Perhaps the reason He was separated{XIV 27.} from You for a little while was that You might have Him back for good-- no longer as a slave{XIV 8.}, but better than a slave, as a dear{XIV 2.} brother. He is very dear to Me but even dearer to You, both as a man & as a brother in the LORD. So if You consider Me a partner{XIV 16.}, welcome{XIV 22.} Him as You would welcome Me. If He has done anything wrong or owes You anything, charge it to Me{XIV 10.}. I, Paul, am writing this with My own hand. I will pay it back-- not to mention that You owe Me Your very self. Once before, in Gala 6:11, Paul insinuated that he had a scribe-- though there the salutation does not indicate that. Nevertheless, that does seem to have been the case, as he said he was writing then in large letters, with My own hand. Here, though Paul is said to have written the letter, he does indicate that Timothy might have been the scribe-- later wishing to accent that I will pay it back. Don't miss the point that Paul called Onesimus My son (v. 10), My very heart (v. 12), no longer a slave! I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from You in the LORD; refresh My heart{XIV 23.} in Christ. Confident of Your obedience, I write to You, knowing that You will do even more than I ask. And 1 thing more: Prepare a guest room for Me, because I hope to be restored to You in answer to Your prayers. Note that in Homepage N.T. books after the Gospels pt. Written by Paul it is pointed out that Philemon was written during Paul's 1st imprisonment (A.D. 60-62). Epaphras, My fellow prisoner{XIV 24.} in Christ Jesus, sends You greetings. And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas & Luke, My fellow workers{XIV 25.}. The Grace of the LORD Jesus Christ be with Your spirit.
