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Philemon
2And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
Philemon 1:2 —
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Commentary
Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-7)I. In the Phlm. 1:1 , 2 of the preface we have the persons from and to whom it is written, with some annexed note or title, implying somewhat of argument to the purpose of the letter. 1. The persons writing: Paul, the principal, who calls himself a prisoner of Jesus Christ , that is, for Jesus Christ. To be a prisoner simply is no comfort nor honour; but such as Paul was, for the faith and preachi...
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