Philemon 1:2
and to the beloved Apphia and our fellow soldier Archippus, and to the congregation at your (sg) house:
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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 for Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy, to the beloved Philemon, our fellow worker,
3Grace to you (pl) and peace from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Romans 16:5And greet the congregation that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the first convert to Christ from Achaia.
Philippians 2:25However, I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker and fellow soldier; also your messenger and minister to my need;
Colossians 4:17And say to Archippus, “See to it that you complete the work that you received in the Lord.”
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 →