Philemon 1:2
and to the beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the congregation at thy house:
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
In Context
1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved and co-workman,
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Romans 16:5Salute Epaenetus my beloved who is the first fruit of Achaia for Christ.
Philippians 2:25But I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and co-workman and fellow soldier, and your apostle and servant of my need,
Colossians 4:17And say to Archippus, Watch the ministry that thou received in Lord so that thou may fulfill it.
Matthew Henry on Philemon 1:2-8
Completed by Jeremiah Smith . This epistle to Philemon is placed the last of those with the name of Paul to them, perhaps because the shortest, and of an argument peculiar and different from all the others; yet such as the Spirit of God, who indited it, saw would, in its kind, be very instructive and useful in the churches. The occasion of it was this:—Philemon, one of note and probably a minister in the church of Colosse, a city of Phrygia, had a servant named Onesimus, who, having purloined his goods, ran away… Read the whole commentary →