Philemon 1:9

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.

Ver. 9. Yet for love’s sake, &c. ] Here is brave oratory, such as might well mollify the hardest heart; Petendo movet, et movendo petit.

Paul the aged ] And therefore venerable. Cognata sunt. Old age and honour are in the Greek tongue very near akin; γηρας and γερας . It is a crown (saith Solomon), and that of glory, when found in the way of righteousness,Proverbs 16:31; Proverbs 16:31 . These bear a resemblance of the Ancient of days, Daniel 7:9 . These are like flowers which have their roots perfect when themselves are withering; these, like roses, keep a sweet savour though they lose their colour. These give greatest glimpse at their going down. Magna fuit semper capitis reverentia cani,Acts 21:16; Acts 21:16 .