Philemon 1:23
Epaphra, a captive with me in Jeshu Meshiha,
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
In Context
24and Markos, and Aristarkos, and Dema, and Luka, my helpers, ask for your peace.
Cross References
Colossians 1:7as you learned from Epaphra our beloved companion, who is himself for you a faithful minister of the Meshiha,
Colossians 4:12Epaphra, who is of you, asketh for your peace; a servant of the Meshiha, who is always labouring on your behalf in prayer, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of Aloha.
Matthew Henry on Philemon 1:9-25
The Apostle's Plea for Onesimus; Salutations. ( a. d. 62.) 8 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 Jesus Christ. 10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: 11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: 12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: 13… Read the whole commentary →