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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philemon 1:9

yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:In Paul's times, ambassadors were practically all "old men"; therefore the word for "old men" came to mean also "ambassador." Some distinguished scholars have translated it that way, and it is given as an alternative reading in the ASV margin. However, we believe Lenski is right in saying:We prefer the reading "old man" to the inferior reading "ambassador," which some commentators... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philemon 1:8

Philemon 1:8.— After this preparation, the apostle comes to the main subject of his Epistle; which was, to request Philemon to take Onesimus into his favour again. The main argument which he urges is, that he, through divine grace, had converted Onesimus to genuine Christianity, who would therefore prove another sort of servant than he had formerly been: such softness of expression, warmth of affection, and elegance of address, are here made use of, as deserve the highest approbation. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philemon 1:9

Philemon 1:9. Paul the aged,— It is generally thought that this Epistle was written about the year of Christ 62; and if we suppose St. Paul to have been twenty-four years old when Stephen was stoned, which is consistent with his being called a young man;—that being about the year 34, (for we have not data sufficient absolutely to determine the exact time,) he would be now fifty-two; and considering how much his constitution would probably be impaired by his fatigues and sufferings, before that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Philemon 1:8

Wherefore — Because of my love to thee, I prefer to “beseech,” rather than “enjoin,” or authoritatively command.I might ... enjoin — in virtue of the obligation to obedience which Philemon lay under to Paul, as having been converted through his instrumentality.in Christ — the element in which his boldness has place. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Philemon 1:9

for love’s sake — mine to thee, and (what ought to be) thine to Onesimus. Or, that Christian love of which thou showest so bright an example ( :-).being such an one — Explain, Being such a one as thou knowest me to be, namely,Paul — the founder of so many churches, and an apostle of Christ, and thy father in the faith.the aged — a circumstance calculated to secure thy respect for anything I request.and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ — the strongest claim I have on thy regard: if for no... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philemon 1:8

Paul’s confidence (Gr. parresia) was his assurance that if he commanded Philemon to do as he requested because Paul was an apostle, Philemon would do it."The term parresia which literally means ’all speech’ was used originally in the sphere of politics to signify the democratic right of a full citizen of a Greek city-state to speak out one’s opinion freely. Later it was found as a characteristic of the relations between true friends in opposition to the feigned compliments of flatterers . . ."... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philemon 1:8-11

A. Paul’s appeal vv. 8-11 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philemon 1:8-21

III. PLEA FOR ONESIMUS vv. 8-21Paul appealed to Philemon to receive Onesimus back and to forgive him. He did this to enable Onesimus to fulfill his obligations to Philemon and to encourage Philemon to benefit from Onesimus’ conversion rather than to be stumbled by it. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philemon 1:9

Paul perhaps referred to his aged condition to remind Philemon of the affliction he had undergone for the gospel that may have aged him prematurely. Several commentators pointed out that "aged" or "old man" (Gr. presbytes) may have originally read "ambassador" (presbeutes, cf. Ephesians 6:20), but there does not seem to be sufficient reason to amend the text. At this time Paul would have been about 55 years old, which in his day was older than it is in ours because life expectancies were... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Philemon 1:8-9

(8, 9) Wherefore . . . for love’s sake . . .—Still the same idea runs on. Philemon’s love, shown in Christian fellowship, is in the Apostle’s mind; “therefore,” he adds, “for love’s sake”—speaking in the spirit of love, to which he knew there would be a ready response—he will not command, as an Apostle, what is “convenient,” i.e., seemly, in a Christian (comp. Ephesians 5:14; Colossians 3:18), but will “entreat” as a brother.(9) Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.—At this... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Philemon 1:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philemon 1:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Philemon 1:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Philemon 1:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Philemon 1:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philemon 1:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philemon 1:8-11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philemon 1:8-21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Philemon 1:9

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Philemon 1:8-9

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