Philemon 1:1-2 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Philemon 1:1-3

The hallowing of the ordinary intercourse of life. The salutation . Philemon's house had become a church, and the Church was in his house; thereby the household was made holy. Every household should likewise be made holy by the Christian profession and practice of its heads—the master and mistress. A profession of religion alone will not have this effect ; there must be the daily practice of self-restraint, forbearance, Christian charity, and mutual love. Religion not wholly or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philemon 1:1-3

The address and salutation. This strictly private letter, which has been well called "the polite Epistle," carries upon the face of it a clear explanation of its contents. I. THE WRITER OF THE EPISTLE . "Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ." He does not describe himself as an apostle, for there was no need here to assert his authority, but as a prisoner, to bespeak the sympathy of Philemon. He was not a prisoner for crime, but for the cause of Christ, and therefore "not ashamed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Philemon 1:2

Our beloved Apphia . Codices A, D*, E*, F, G, and א (Sinaiticus) read adelphē (sister) for agapētē (beloved), and also Jerome, Griesbach, Meyer; which also has been adopted in the Revised Version. The name Appia, or Apphia, is either the Roman Appia Hellenized, which was the conjecture of Grotins (see Introduction), or more probably a native Phrygian name, from Appa or Appha , a term of endearment . The name does not occur elsewhere in Scripture. The word ἀδελφῆ is not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philemon 1:1

Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ - A prisoner at Rome in the cause of Jesus Christ; Ephesians 3:1 note; 2 Timothy 1:8 note.And Timothy our brother - Timothy, it seems, had come to him agreeably to his request; 2 Timothy 4:9. Paul not unfrequently joins his name with his own in his epistles; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Col 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1. As Timothy was of that region of country, and as he had accompanied Paul in his travels, he was doubtless acquainted... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philemon 1:2

And to our beloved Apphia - This was a female (Greek ἀγαπητῇ agapētē), and was probably the wife of Philemon.And Archippus our fellow-soldier - See the notes at Colossians 4:17. It has been supposed that he was a son of Philemon, and this would appear not to be improbable, as he was one of his family. On the term “fellow-soldier,” see the notes at Philippians 2:25. It is applied here to one who was a minister of the gospel, and who is spoken of in con nection with Paul as enlisted under... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philemon 1:1-3

Philemon 1:1-3 . Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ To whom, as such, Philemon could deny nothing. Paul does not call himself an apostle, because he wrote to Philemon only in the character of a friend, to request a favour rather than to enjoin what was fit, Philemon 1:8-9; and Timothy Who was now with Paul at Rome, though, it is probable, not in prison; our brother So the apostle calls him, to add dignity to his character; unto Philemon, our dearly beloved That is, the dearly beloved of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Philemon 1:1-21

CONTENTS OF THE LETTERPaul greets Philemon, his wife Apphia, and the other believers who meet in their home. He also greets Archippus, who was possibly their son and who was serving God in that region (1-3; cf. Colossians 4:17). Paul rejoices because of what he has heard (probably from Epaphras and Onesimus; cf. Colossians 1:7-8; Colossians 4:9,Colossians 4:12) of Philemon’s strong faith in God and sincere love for God’s people. This faith and love have been a source of strength and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philemon 1:1

prisoner. Compare Ephesians 3:1 ; Ephesians 4:1 . 2 Timothy 1:8 . Jesus Christ = Christ Jesus. App-98 . our = the. unto = to. dearly beloved . Greek. agapetos . App-130 . fellowlabourer . Greek. sunergos . See 1 Corinthians 3:9 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philemon 1:2

beloved. The texts read "sister". Apphia. Tradition says she was the wife of Philemon. Archippus. See Colossians 4:11 . fellowsoldier. Only here and Philippians 1:2 , Philippians 1:25 , which see. church. App-186 . in. Greek. kata . App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philemon 1:1

PAUL'S LETTER TO PHILEMONPaul a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,Prisoner ... In his very first words, Paul stressed his bonds, an appealing and appropriate means of enlisting the sympathetic hearing of the appeal he was about to make. Although technically a prisoner of Rome, Paul always considered that he was actually imprisoned for the gospel, and therefore the prisoner of the Lord.Timothy our brother ... If Timothy accompanied Paul... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Philemon 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Philemon 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Philemon 1:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philemon 1:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Philemon 1:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Philemon 1:1-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Philemon 1:1-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philemon 1:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Philemon 1:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philemon 1:1

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