Pentecost Season · Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Philemon 1:9-10, 12-17
No Longer a Slave but a Beloved Brother
September 10, 2028
Overview & Insights
"No longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother." (Philemon 1:16)
Paul appeals to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus, a runaway slave who became Paul's spiritual son in prison, asking Philemon to receive him back not as property but as a brother in Christ.
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Commentary
Philemon 1:9 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects classic commentaries on Paul's appeal for Onesimus.
Philemon Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Walks through Paul's short, personal letter verse by verse.
Philemon Commentaries & Sermons Precept Austin
Indexes further conservative expositors on this short letter.
Philemon 1 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Gives Albert Barnes' verse-by-verse notes on the letter.
Philemon 1 (Gill's Exposition) StudyLight
Adds John Gill's older Reformed reading of the same letter.
Philemon 1:9-10 Enduring Word · David Guzik
An accessible verse-by-verse commentary, widely used across evangelical churches.
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