Filemón 1:4-21 RVR1960

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:12

Philemon 1:12Whom I have sent again Christianity and slaveryNot many years ago the conscience of England was stirred because the Government of the day sent out a circular instructing captains of men-of-war, on the decks of which fugitive slaves sought asylum, to restore them to their “owners.” Here an apostle does the same thing--seems to side with the oppressor, and to drive the oppressed from the sole refuge left him, the horns of the very altars. More extraordinary still, here is the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:13

Philemon 1:13In thy stead he might have ministered unto me What is this ministeringNo doubt it is aiding Paul in his ministerial work, or he would not have said, “In thy stead.” It is scarcely to be supposed that Philemon would have ministered to St. Paul in the capacity of a domestic servant; and if Onesimus was to have ministered to the apostle, it was to supply the absence of Philemon in being St. Paul’s deacon. There must have been something peculiarly thorough in the conversion of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:14

Philemon 1:14Without thy mind would I do nothing--This final resolution was, no doubt, the result of several motives.1. To harbour and detain a slave, who applied to him to become a precator, beyond a limited period, would have been distinctly to violate the Roman law.2. The apostle might have seemed to inflict a pecuniary loss upon Philemon by depriving him of a “chattel personal,” and morally constraining him to put up with the loss by imposing a severe strain upon the bonds of friendship.3.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:15

Philemon 1:15Perhaps ContingencyThe word is used to express every degree of contingency from the faintest possibility to the highest probability.Two reasons may underlie the peculiar timidity and hesitation implied.1. This “departure” might have been allowed with a view to a higher good. This case might have been like Joseph’s (Genesis 45:5). Certainly a beginning which appeared so unpromising looked like the very path that had led to happiness. Had not Onesimus fled from Philemon, he would not... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:16

Philemon 1:16A brother beloved Christian brotherhoodAs has been well said, “In the flesh, Philemon has the brother for his slave; in the Lord, Philemon has the slave for his brother.” He is to treat him as his brother, therefore, both in the common relationships of everyday life and in the acts of religious worship. That is a pregnant word! True, there is no gulf between Christian people nowadays, like that which in the old times parted owner and slave; but, as society becomes more and more... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:17

Philemon 1:17If thou count me therefore a partner A partner, not a prelateHe does not say, If thou count me a prelate, a ruler of the Church, but a partner; he is content to be one of them, not above them.The angels count us partners (Revelation 19:10); Christ counts us partners (Hebrews 2:14); and shall we disdain to call one another partners? There are partners in nature, so are we all; partners of the same air, water, fruits of earth, misery, death; there are partners in office, as... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:18

Philemon 1:18If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought TheftThe form only is hypothetical.The case is put as one which is absolutely unquestionable. No doubt Onesimus robbed his master when he ran away. The consequence of this is a debt at present unpaid. He wronged Philemon once for all, and consequently is in debt. Flight and theft were instinctively associated in the minds of Romans as the kindred offences of slaves. It will be observed that St Paul’s teaching was not socialistic. Not... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:19

Philemon 1:19Written it with mine own hand--St.Paul may have written the whole of this letter with his own hand, contrary to his usual practice. (Jerome.)A precious relicWhat a precious relic, in that case, for Philemon and his family! (Bp. Wm. Alexander.)A signed bondIt does not follow from this sentence that the whole Epistle was written with the apostle’s own hand; rather it would seem that he made this engagement of repayment to be more emphatic and significant by distinguishing it from the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:20

Philemon 1:20Let me have joy of thee in the lord--In that thou doest what thou doest through the grace of Christ, through His dwelling in thee, and particularly thou imitatest Him in the breaking of bonds and freeing the captive.(M. F. Sadler, M. A.)Christ the true sphere of actionIf Philemon receives his slave for Christ’s sake and in the strength of that communion with Christ which fits for all virtue, and so for this good deed a deed which is of too high and rare a strain of goodness for his... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:21

Philemon 1:21Having confidence in thy obedience A good opinion of othersIn these words the apostle excuseth that he hath hitherto been so earnest with Philemon, declaring, that notwithstanding his exact and effectual manner of handling the matter, he doubted not of his receiving of him into his favour again.So then his drift is to show his good opinion of him, that he would not stick to forgive him but yield readily to every honest and reasonable request. He knew not certainly what Philemon... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:12

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:13

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:14

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:15

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:16

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:17

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:18

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:19

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:20

The Biblical Illustrator - Philemon 1:21

Grupo de marcas