An Appeal for Onesimus
Philemon 1-25From prison, Paul writes to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus — a runaway slave now a believer — appealing rather than commanding that Philemon receive him back no longer as a slave but as a dear brother in Christ.
New Testament
Philemon
Written by Paul while imprisoned (roughly A.D. 60–62). Philemon is a brief, personal letter asking a slave owner to receive his runaway slave Onesimus back — no longer as property but as a beloved brother in Christ, demonstrating the gospel's power to transform social relationships.
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