Book,Chapter,Verse,Teaching,Keywords
Philemon,1,1,"In Paul's introduction he referred to 'Jesus Christ', or Jesus the Messiah","CHRIST,HE,JESUS,MESSIAH,PAUL,REFERRED"
Philemon,1,1,"In Paul's introduction he referred to himself as a prisoner, not an apostle; he was emphasizing the fact that he lacked freedom (just like the slave Onesimus)","APOSTLE,EMPHASIZING,FACT,FREEDOM,HE,HIMSELF,JUST,LACKED,LIKE,NOT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PRISONER,REFERRED,SLAVE"
Philemon,1,1,"Paul called Philemon 'dearly beloved'; he did not think it was inappropriate to be affectionate in his letters, and it was not viewed as sexual or inappropriate","AFFECTIONATE,BELOVED,CALLED,DEARLY,HE,HIS,INAPPROPRIATE,LETTERS,NOT,PAUL,PHILEMON,SEXUAL,THINK,VIEWED"
Philemon,1,1,"Paul called Philemon a 'fellowlabourer'","CALLED,FELLOWLABOURER,PAUL,PHILEMON"
Philemon,1,1,"Paul referred to Timothy as his brother; it is Biblical to refer to other Christians as brothers and sisters, for we are all part of the family of God","ALL,BIBLICAL,BROTHER,BROTHERS,CHRISTIANS,FAMILY,GOD,HIS,PART,PAUL,REFER,REFERRED,SISTERS,TIMOTHY"
Philemon,1,1,"Paul wrote this letter to Philemon","LETTER,PAUL,PHILEMON,WROTE"
Philemon,1,1,"Paul's faithfulness to Jesus Christ cost him a great deal, and did not benefit him in a worldly or material sense","BENEFIT,CHRIST,COST,DEAL,FAITHFULNESS,GREAT,HIM,JESUS,MATERIAL,NOT,PAUL,SENSE,WORLDLY"
Philemon,1,1,"The letter to Philemon was written by Paul and Timothy","LETTER,PAUL,PHILEMON,TIMOTHY,WRITTEN"
Philemon,1,1,"The reason Paul was in prison was because of his faithfulness to Jesus Christ","BECAUSE,CHRIST,FAITHFULNESS,HIS,JESUS,PAUL,PRISON,REASON"
Philemon,1,1,"When Paul wrote this letter he was a prisoner (but the letter does not say that Timothy was a prisoner as well)","HE,LETTER,NOT,PAUL,PRISONER,SAY,TIMOTHY,WHEN,WROTE"
Philemon,1,2,"Apphia is a female name; she may have been Philemon's wife, but since she is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible there is no way to know for sure","APPHIA,BIBLE,FEMALE,KNOW,MENTIONED,NAME,NO,NOT,PHILEMON,SHE,SINCE,SURE,THERE,WIFE"
Philemon,1,2,"Archippus is mentioned in the book of Philemon and in Colossians 4:17; in Colossians Paul referred to the ministry that Archippus had been given from the Lord, and was commanded to fulfill it; nothing else is known about him","ARCHIPPUS,BOOK,COLOSSIANS,COMMANDED,FULFILL,GIVEN,HIM,KNOWN,LORD,MENTIONED,MINISTRY,NOTHING,PAUL,PHILEMON,REFERRED"
Philemon,1,2,"In the apostolic era churches met in people's homes; they did not meet in church buildings","APOSTOLIC,BUILDINGS,CHURCH,CHURCHES,ERA,HOMES,MEET,NOT,PEOPLE"
Philemon,1,2,"No book of the New Testament ever implied that when a church meets in a home it is a sign of poverty, and churches should instead strive to have their own building","BOOK,BUILDING,CHURCH,CHURCHES,HOME,IMPLIED,INSTEAD,MEETS,NEW,NO,OWN,POVERTY,SHOULD,SIGN,STRIVE,TESTAMENT,WHEN"
Philemon,1,2,"Paul began his letter by greeting people and encouraging them","BEGAN,ENCOURAGING,GREETING,HIS,LETTER,PAUL,PEOPLE"
Philemon,1,2,"Paul calls Archippus a 'fellowsoldier'","ARCHIPPUS,CALLS,FELLOWSOLDIER,PAUL"
Philemon,1,2,"Paul did not think it was inappropriate to call fellow believers 'beloved', regardless of their gender; affection was not viewed as inappropriate or sexual","AFFECTION,BELIEVERS,BELOVED,CALL,FELLOW,GENDER,INAPPROPRIATE,NOT,PAUL,REGARDLESS,SEXUAL,THINK,VIEWED"
Philemon,1,2,"Paul did not think that military metaphors were unbiblical, pagan, or inappropriate","INAPPROPRIATE,MILITARY,NOT,PAGAN,PAUL,THINK"
Philemon,1,2,"The pattern we find in the Bible is churches meeting in small groups in people's homes","BIBLE,CHURCHES,FIND,GROUPS,HOMES,MEETING,PATTERN,PEOPLE,SMALL"
Philemon,1,2,"There is no mention of church buildings anywhere in the New Testament, nor are there any commands to build such things or meet in them","ANY,ANYWHERE,BUILD,BUILDINGS,CHURCH,COMMANDS,MEET,MENTION,NEW,NO,NOR,TESTAMENT,THERE,THINGS"
Philemon,1,2,"There is nothing wrong or inappropriate with churches meeting in homes instead of in dedicated church buildings","BUILDINGS,CHURCH,CHURCHES,DEDICATED,HOMES,INAPPROPRIATE,INSTEAD,MEETING,NOTHING,THERE,WRONG"
Philemon,1,2,"There was a church which was meeting in Philemon's house","CHURCH,HOUSE,MEETING,PHILEMON,THERE,WHICH"
Philemon,1,3,"Grace and peace comes from God the Father and God the Son","COMES,FATHER,GOD,GRACE,PEACE,SON"
Philemon,1,3,"Jesus is our Lord and has complete authority over us, and those who deny that are denying what the Bible clearly teaches","AUTHORITY,BIBLE,CLEARLY,COMPLETE,DENY,DENYING,JESUS,LORD,OUR,TEACHES,WHAT,WHO"
Philemon,1,3,"Paul called Jesus 'Lord'; we are to submit to His commands and obey them","CALLED,COMMANDS,HIS,JESUS,LORD,OBEY,PAUL,SUBMIT"
Philemon,1,3,"Paul called Jesus the Messiah (the 'Christ')","CALLED,CHRIST,JESUS,MESSIAH,PAUL"
Philemon,1,3,"Paul did not pray that Philemon would suffer and have pain","NOT,PAIN,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRAY,SUFFER"
Philemon,1,3,"Paul prayed that Philemon would have both grace and peace","GRACE,PAUL,PEACE,PHILEMON,PRAYED"
Philemon,1,4,"Even though Paul was in prison he still cared about the health and wellbeing of others, and he still tried to reach out to them with encouragement and support","CARED,ENCOURAGEMENT,HE,HEALTH,PAUL,PRISON,REACH,SUPPORT,TRIED"
Philemon,1,4,"It is Biblical to pray","BIBLICAL,PRAY"
Philemon,1,4,"It is Biblical to pray for others","BIBLICAL,PRAY"
Philemon,1,4,"It is Biblical to repeatedly pray for others, and to make regular mention of them in our prayers","BIBLICAL,MAKE,MENTION,OUR,PRAY,PRAYERS,REPEATEDLY"
Philemon,1,4,"Paul prayed for others while he was suffering in prison","HE,PAUL,PRAYED,PRISON,SUFFERING,WHILE"
Philemon,1,4,"Paul regularly prayed for Philemon","PAUL,PHILEMON,PRAYED"
Philemon,1,5,"It is good to testify of the love and faith of others","FAITH,GOOD,LOVE,TESTIFY"
Philemon,1,5,"Paul had heard other people testify of Philemon's love and faith","FAITH,HEARD,LOVE,PAUL,PEOPLE,PHILEMON,TESTIFY"
Philemon,1,5,"Paul put value on having both love and faith toward Jesus","FAITH,JESUS,LOVE,PAUL,PUT,VALUE"
Philemon,1,5,"Paul put value on having love toward the saints","LOVE,PAUL,PUT,SAINTS,VALUE"
Philemon,1,5,"Philemon had faith in Jesus","FAITH,JESUS,PHILEMON"
Philemon,1,5,"Philemon had love for all of the saints; later in his letter Paul would identify Onesimus as one of the saints","ALL,HIS,IDENTIFY,LETTER,LOVE,ONE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,SAINTS"
Philemon,1,5,"Philemon had love for Jesus","JESUS,LOVE,PHILEMON"
Philemon,1,6,"Every good thing which was in Philemon was because of Jesus Christ, who had transformed him and saved him and put those good things there","BECAUSE,CHRIST,EVERY,GOOD,HIM,JESUS,PHILEMON,PUT,SAVED,THERE,THING,THINGS,TRANSFORMED,WHICH,WHO"
Philemon,1,6,"Jesus is the one who transformed us and who put good things in us (just as Jesus transformed Onesimus, who Paul will bring up later in his letter)","BRING,GOOD,HIS,JESUS,JUST,LETTER,ONE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PUT,THINGS,TRANSFORMED,UP,WHO"
Philemon,1,6,"Our faith cannot be effectively communicated if we do not acknowledge and understand that any good thing which is within us is the result of Jesus","ACKNOWLEDGE,ANY,CANNOT,COMMUNICATED,DO,EFFECTIVELY,FAITH,GOOD,IF,JESUS,NOT,OUR,RESULT,THING,UNDERSTAND,WHICH"
Philemon,1,6,"Paul wanted Philemon to effectively communicate the faith that he had in Jesus","COMMUNICATE,EFFECTIVELY,FAITH,HE,JESUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,WANTED"
Philemon,1,6,"We must give Jesus all of the credit and praise for every good thing in our life; it is not our doing, but His","ALL,DOING,EVERY,GIVE,GOOD,HIS,JESUS,LIFE,MUST,NOT,OUR,PRAISE,THING"
Philemon,1,7,"In ancient times the 'bowels' were seen as the seat of emotions (whereas today the culture refers to the 'heart')","ANCIENT,BOWELS,CULTURE,EMOTIONS,HEART,REFERS,SEAT,SEEN,TIMES,TODAY,WHEREAS"
Philemon,1,7,"Paul referred to Philemon as his brother in Christ","BROTHER,CHRIST,HIS,PAUL,PHILEMON,REFERRED"
Philemon,1,7,"Paul took great joy in the love that Philemon had for Jesus and for all of the saints (which Paul would later ask Philemon to apply to Onesimus)","ALL,APPLY,ASK,GREAT,JESUS,JOY,LOVE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,SAINTS,TOOK,WHICH"
Philemon,1,7,"Paul took the time to greet and encourage Philemon, and make sure Philemon knew that Paul was praying for him, before getting to the point that he wanted to address","ADDRESS,BEFORE,ENCOURAGE,GREET,HE,HIM,KNEW,MAKE,PAUL,PHILEMON,POINT,PRAYING,SURE,TIME,TOOK,WANTED"
Philemon,1,7,"Philemon refreshed the saints and encouraged and strengthened them; later in this letter Paul will ask Philemon to do this again by freeing Onesimus","AGAIN,ASK,DO,ENCOURAGED,FREEING,LETTER,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,REFRESHED,SAINTS,STRENGTHENED"
Philemon,1,8,"It would have been convenient for Paul to just use his authority to demand Philemon do what he wanted, but he chose to take a more gentle and loving approach instead; in doing so Paul set an example of how to handle confrontations in the church","APPROACH,AUTHORITY,CHOSE,CHURCH,CONFRONTATIONS,CONVENIENT,DEMAND,DO,DOING,EXAMPLE,GENTLE,HANDLE,HE,HIS,INSTEAD,JUST,LOVING,PAUL,PHILEMON,SET,TAKE,USE,WANTED,WHAT"
Philemon,1,8,"Paul chose to take a very gentle approach to asking Philemon to set Onesimus free; he could have condemned Philemon, railed against him, and used his apostolic authority to force the matter, but instead Paul entreated him as a brother","AGAINST,APOSTOLIC,APPROACH,ASKING,AUTHORITY,BROTHER,CHOSE,CONDEMNED,ENTREATED,FORCE,FREE,GENTLE,HE,HIM,HIS,INSTEAD,MATTER,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,RAILED,SET,TAKE,USED"
Philemon,1,8,"Paul wanted Philemon to know that he had deliberately chosen to take a gentle approach over this issue","APPROACH,CHOSEN,DELIBERATELY,GENTLE,HE,ISSUE,KNOW,PAUL,PHILEMON,TAKE,WANTED"
Philemon,1,9,"Not only was Paul old, but he was also a prisoner","HE,NOT,OLD,ONLY,PAUL,PRISONER"
Philemon,1,9,"Paul referred to himself as 'the aged'","AGED,HIMSELF,PAUL,REFERRED"
Philemon,1,9,"Paul twice emphasized the fact that he was a prisoner, before mentioning Onesimus - Philemon's slave, who also lacked freedom","BEFORE,EMPHASIZED,FACT,FREEDOM,HE,LACKED,MENTIONING,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRISONER,SLAVE,TWICE,WHO"
Philemon,1,9,"The reason Paul chose to be gentle with Philemon was out of love, not fear","CHOSE,FEAR,GENTLE,LOVE,NOT,PAUL,PHILEMON,REASON"
Philemon,1,9,"The reason Paul was a prisoner was because of his relationship with Jesus","BECAUSE,HIS,JESUS,PAUL,PRISONER,REASON,RELATIONSHIP"
Philemon,1,10,"Paul did not think it was inappropriate to refer to people he had 'begotten' in Christ as his children","BEGOTTEN,CHILDREN,CHRIST,HE,HIS,INAPPROPRIATE,NOT,PAUL,PEOPLE,REFER,THINK"
Philemon,1,10,"Paul met Onesimus while he was in prison (although it seems that Onesimus himself was not in prison)","ALTHOUGH,HE,HIMSELF,NOT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PRISON,SEEMS,WHILE"
Philemon,1,10,"Paul referred to Onesimus as his son, indicating that Paul had a very close relationship with him and cared about him a great deal","CARED,CLOSE,DEAL,GREAT,HIM,HIS,ONESIMUS,PAUL,REFERRED,RELATIONSHIP,SON"
Philemon,1,10,"Paul refers to Onesimus as someone he had 'begotten in my bonds'; it seems that Paul played a role in the salvation of Onesimus even though Paul was in prison at the time","BEGOTTEN,BONDS,HE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PLAYED,PRISON,REFERS,ROLE,SALVATION,SEEMS,SOMEONE,TIME"
Philemon,1,10,"When Paul met Onesimus he did not turn him over to the Roman authorities, as the law of the time required; instead he wrote this letter to Philemon","AUTHORITIES,HE,HIM,INSTEAD,LAW,LETTER,NOT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,REQUIRED,ROMAN,TIME,TURN,WHEN,WROTE"
Philemon,1,10,"While Paul was suffering in prison for the sake of the gospel, he took the time to write a letter on behalf of Onesimus - someone who was not in prison","BEHALF,GOSPEL,HE,LETTER,NOT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PRISON,SAKE,SOMEONE,SUFFERING,TIME,TOOK,WHILE,WHO,WRITE"
Philemon,1,11,"Onesimus was a changed man now that he had been saved, and he was now useful for both Philemon and Paul","CHANGED,HE,MAN,NOW,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,SAVED,USEFUL"
Philemon,1,11,"Onesimus was able to help Paul, who was in prison for the sake of the gospel","ABLE,GOSPEL,HELP,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PRISON,SAKE,WHO"
Philemon,1,11,"Paul was benefiting from his relationship with Onesimus","HIS,ONESIMUS,PAUL,RELATIONSHIP"
Philemon,1,11,"When Onesimus was the slave of Philemon he had not been a profitable slave, but instead had caused Philemon trouble","CAUSED,HE,INSTEAD,NOT,ONESIMUS,PHILEMON,PROFITABLE,SLAVE,TROUBLE,WHEN"
Philemon,1,12,"Paul did not condemn Philemon or Onesimus in this letter, but instead took a loving and gentle approach to asking Philemon to do the right thing","APPROACH,ASKING,CONDEMN,DO,GENTLE,INSTEAD,LETTER,LOVING,NOT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,RIGHT,THING,TOOK"
Philemon,1,12,"Paul did not turn Onesimus over to the Roman authorities; instead Paul sent him back to Philemon with this letter","AUTHORITIES,BACK,HIM,INSTEAD,LETTER,NOT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,ROMAN,SENT,TURN"
Philemon,1,12,"Paul made it clear to Philemon that the apostle loved Onesimus like a son, and he wanted Philemon to receive Onesimus the way Philemon would receive a son of Paul","APOSTLE,CLEAR,HE,LIKE,LOVED,MADE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,RECEIVE,SON,WANTED"
Philemon,1,12,"Paul sent Onesimus back, but with the clear expectation that Philemon would set him free and return him to Paul","BACK,CLEAR,EXPECTATION,FREE,HIM,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,RETURN,SENT,SET"
Philemon,1,13,"Paul once again mentioned the fact that the reason he was a prisoner was for the sake of the gospel, and Onesimus was helping him; the implication is that if Philemon did not do as Paul asked then he would be depriving the apostle of help that he urgently needed while he was suffering in prison as an old man","AGAIN,APOSTLE,ASKED,DO,FACT,GOSPEL,HE,HELP,HELPING,HIM,IF,IMPLICATION,MAN,MENTIONED,NEEDED,NOT,OLD,ONCE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRISON,PRISONER,REASON,SAKE,SUFFERING,WHILE"
Philemon,1,13,"Paul said that the service that Onesimus was providing to Paul was considered to be done on behalf of Philemon; in other words, Paul was giving Philemon the credit for what Onesimus was doing for him","BEHALF,CONSIDERED,DOING,DONE,GIVING,HIM,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,PROVIDING,SAID,SERVICE,WHAT,WORDS"
Philemon,1,13,"Paul wanted to keep Onesimus with him so that he could serve the apostle while he was in prison","APOSTLE,HE,HIM,KEEP,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PRISON,SERVE,WANTED,WHILE"
Philemon,1,13,"Paul was very gentle but he made it very difficult for Philemon to tell him no","DIFFICULT,GENTLE,HE,HIM,MADE,NO,PAUL,PHILEMON,TELL"
Philemon,1,13,"When we cannot attend to someone's needs, but send someone else in our stead and make it possible for them to do the work, it is counted on our behalf","ATTEND,BEHALF,CANNOT,COUNTED,DO,MAKE,NEEDS,OUR,POSSIBLE,SEND,SOMEONE,STEAD,WHEN,WORK"
Philemon,1,14,"God wants us to give willingly, not because we are forced to and we do not have a choice","BECAUSE,CHOICE,DO,FORCED,GIVE,GOD,NOT,WANTS,WILLINGLY"
Philemon,1,14,"It would have been far more convenient for Paul to simply take what he wanted, since he had the authority to do so, but instead he inconvenienced himself while he was in prison in order to show love and respect toward Philemon (who was not in prison)","AUTHORITY,CONVENIENT,DO,FAR,HE,HIMSELF,INSTEAD,LOVE,NOT,ORDER,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRISON,RESPECT,SHOW,SIMPLY,SINCE,TAKE,WANTED,WHAT,WHILE,WHO"
Philemon,1,14,"Paul could have simply used his apostolic authority to keep Onesimus, but instead he sent him back to Philemon and asked Philemon to free him; Paul did this even though losing Onesimus would negatively impact his ability to spread the gospel","ABILITY,APOSTOLIC,ASKED,AUTHORITY,BACK,FREE,GOSPEL,HE,HIM,HIS,IMPACT,INSTEAD,KEEP,LOSING,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,SENT,SIMPLY,SPREAD,USED"
Philemon,1,14,"Paul did not take the pragmatic approach that 'it's for the sake of the gospel, so that justifies whatever I need to do'","APPROACH,DO,GOSPEL,JUSTIFIES,NEED,NOT,PAUL,SAKE,TAKE"
Philemon,1,14,"Paul showed respect and love to others even when it cost him a great deal to do so","COST,DEAL,DO,GREAT,HIM,LOVE,PAUL,RESPECT,SHOWED,WHEN"
Philemon,1,14,"Paul wanted Philemon to return Onesimus willingly, not because Paul kept him and didn't give Philemon a choice","BECAUSE,CHOICE,GIVE,HIM,KEPT,NOT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,RETURN,WANTED,WILLINGLY"
Philemon,1,15,"Onesimus had fled from Philemon","FLED,ONESIMUS,PHILEMON"
Philemon,1,15,"Paul told Philemon that perhaps the reason Onesimus left was so that he could meet Paul, become saved, and then return as a beloved brother in Christ instead of an unprofitable servant","BECOME,BELOVED,BROTHER,CHRIST,HE,INSTEAD,LEFT,MEET,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PERHAPS,PHILEMON,REASON,RETURN,SAVED,SERVANT,TOLD,UNPROFITABLE"
Philemon,1,15,"There is an everlasting component to the relationships that Christians have with one another","ANOTHER,CHRISTIANS,EVERLASTING,ONE,RELATIONSHIPS,THERE"
Philemon,1,15,"There may be times when we go through trials in our life that will ultimately lead to greater blessings, and a better situation than if the trial had never happened","BETTER,BLESSINGS,GO,GREATER,HAPPENED,IF,LEAD,LIFE,NEVER,OUR,SITUATION,THERE,TIMES,TRIAL,TRIALS,WHEN"
Philemon,1,16,"Paul did not think it was inappropriate to refer to other Christians as 'beloved'","BELOVED,CHRISTIANS,INAPPROPRIATE,NOT,PAUL,REFER,THINK"
Philemon,1,16,"Paul told Philemon that he should have an even greater love for Onesimus than the apostle did","APOSTLE,GREATER,HE,LOVE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,SHOULD,TOLD"
Philemon,1,16,"Paul told Philemon that he viewed Onesimus as a beloved brother in Christ","BELOVED,BROTHER,CHRIST,HE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,TOLD,VIEWED"
Philemon,1,16,"Paul wanted Philemon to look at Onesimus as a beloved brother, and not a runaway slave","BELOVED,BROTHER,LOOK,NOT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,SLAVE,WANTED"
Philemon,1,17,"Paul is taking great pains to make sure that Onesimus is well received","GREAT,MAKE,ONESIMUS,PAINS,PAUL,RECEIVED,SURE,TAKING"
Philemon,1,17,"Paul told Philemon to treat Onesimus the way that he would treat the apostle himself","APOSTLE,HE,HIMSELF,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,TOLD,TREAT"
Philemon,1,17,"Paul, the great apostle who wrote much of the New Testament and who God used to do miraculous things, and who planted churches all throughout the world, asked Philemon to consider him to be a fellow partner in the gospel; Paul was showing incredible humility here, since the acts of Philemon were very small compared to the acts and suffering of Paul","ACTS,ALL,APOSTLE,ASKED,CHURCHES,COMPARED,CONSIDER,DO,FELLOW,GOD,GOSPEL,GREAT,HIM,HUMILITY,INCREDIBLE,MIRACULOUS,MUCH,NEW,PARTNER,PAUL,PHILEMON,PLANTED,SHOWING,SINCE,SMALL,SUFFERING,TESTAMENT,THINGS,USED,WHO,WORLD,WROTE"
Philemon,1,18,"Paul did not deny that Onesimus had done anything wrong to Philemon; instead he told Philemon that he was willing to pay that debt (just as Christ paid our debts)","ANYTHING,CHRIST,DEBT,DEBTS,DENY,DONE,HE,INSTEAD,JUST,NOT,ONESIMUS,OUR,PAID,PAUL,PAY,PHILEMON,TOLD,WILLING,WRONG"
Philemon,1,18,"Paul said that if Onesimus had done anything wrong or owed him any money, Philemon should charge those things to Paul (much like our sins are put on the account of Christ, who suffered on our behalf)","ACCOUNT,ANY,ANYTHING,BEHALF,CHARGE,CHRIST,DONE,HIM,IF,LIKE,MONEY,MUCH,ONESIMUS,OUR,OWED,PAUL,PHILEMON,PUT,SAID,SHOULD,SINS,SUFFERED,THINGS,WHO,WRONG"
Philemon,1,18,"Paul was willing to take on the debts of others while he was a prisoner; he was willing to suffer on behalf of others at the very time he was already suffering greatly for the sake of the gospel","BEHALF,DEBTS,GOSPEL,GREATLY,HE,PAUL,PRISONER,SAKE,SUFFER,SUFFERING,TAKE,TIME,WHILE,WILLING"
Philemon,1,18,"Paul was willing to take on the wrongdoing and debt of Onesimus, a runaway slave","DEBT,ONESIMUS,PAUL,SLAVE,TAKE,WILLING,WRONGDOING"
Philemon,1,19,"Paul personally wrote a letter to Philemon promising to pay any debt that Onesimus owed; Paul made that promise while he was in prison","ANY,DEBT,HE,LETTER,MADE,ONESIMUS,OWED,PAUL,PAY,PERSONALLY,PHILEMON,PRISON,PROMISE,PROMISING,WHILE,WROTE"
Philemon,1,19,"Paul said that he would repay the debts of Onesimus in spite of the enormous debt that Philemon owed to Paul (thus reminding him of what Jesus said: 'forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors')","DEBT,DEBTORS,DEBTS,ENORMOUS,FORGIVE,HE,HIM,JESUS,ONESIMUS,OUR,OWED,PAUL,PHILEMON,REMINDING,REPAY,SAID,SPITE,WHAT"
Philemon,1,19,"Paul wrote this letter with his own hand, to make sure Philemon understood he was making a binding promise and would keep his word","BINDING,HAND,HE,HIS,KEEP,LETTER,MAKE,MAKING,OWN,PAUL,PHILEMON,PROMISE,SURE,UNDERSTOOD,WORD,WROTE"
Philemon,1,19,"Paul's promise to repay Philemon for any wrong that Onesimus had done made it impossible for Philemon to punish Onesimus","ANY,DONE,IMPOSSIBLE,MADE,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,PROMISE,PUNISH,REPAY,WRONG"
Philemon,1,20,"Paul made it clear to Philemon that by doing this he would greatly help the apostle Paul through a very difficult and trying time","APOSTLE,CLEAR,DIFFICULT,DOING,GREATLY,HE,HELP,MADE,PAUL,PHILEMON,TIME,TRYING"
Philemon,1,20,"Paul once again referred to Philemon as his brother in Christ","AGAIN,BROTHER,CHRIST,HIS,ONCE,PAUL,PHILEMON,REFERRED"
Philemon,1,20,"Paul told Philemon that if he granted Paul's request it would bring him great joy while he suffered in prison","BRING,GRANTED,GREAT,HE,HIM,IF,JOY,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRISON,REQUEST,SUFFERED,TOLD,WHILE"
Philemon,1,20,"When we see others walking faithfully in the Lord and doing what is right, it should bring us joy","BRING,DOING,FAITHFULLY,JOY,LORD,RIGHT,SEE,SHOULD,WALKING,WHAT,WHEN"
Philemon,1,21,"Paul told Philemon that he was confident Philemon would go above and beyond what the apostle asked; Paul fully expected Philemon to return Onesimus to him","ABOVE,APOSTLE,ASKED,BEYOND,CONFIDENT,EXPECTED,FULLY,GO,HE,HIM,ONESIMUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,RETURN,TOLD,WHAT"
Philemon,1,21,"Paul was confident that Philemon would be obedient to the Lord and would do what was right","CONFIDENT,DO,LORD,OBEDIENT,PAUL,PHILEMON,RIGHT,WHAT"
Philemon,1,21,"Paul was loving and gentle, but he was also very clear about what he wanted, and he wrote this letter in a way that made it impossible for Philemon to refuse","CLEAR,GENTLE,HE,IMPOSSIBLE,LETTER,LOVING,MADE,PAUL,PHILEMON,REFUSE,WANTED,WHAT,WROTE"
Philemon,1,21,"This letter is an example of what it means for a church to be characterized by love, even in conflicts","CHARACTERIZED,CHURCH,EXAMPLE,LETTER,LOVE,MEANS,WHAT"
Philemon,1,22,"Paul beleived that God answered prayers, including prayers of deliverance","ANSWERED,DELIVERANCE,GOD,INCLUDING,PAUL,PRAYERS"
Philemon,1,22,"Paul expected Philemon to be praying both for his release from prison, and that Paul would have the opportunity to visit him","EXPECTED,HIM,HIS,OPPORTUNITY,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRAYING,PRISON,RELEASE,VISIT"
Philemon,1,22,"Paul expected Philemon to want to see him, and to have a place ready for him if he came to visit Philemon's household","EXPECTED,HE,HIM,HOUSEHOLD,IF,PAUL,PHILEMON,PLACE,READY,SEE,VISIT,WANT"
Philemon,1,22,"Paul valued visiting churches in person","CHURCHES,PAUL,PERSON,VALUED,VISITING"
Philemon,1,22,"Paul was in prison but he expected to be released and have the opportunity to visit Philemon","EXPECTED,HE,OPPORTUNITY,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRISON,RELEASED,VISIT"
Philemon,1,22,"Paul was reminding Philemon that one day he intended to visit Philemon and see him and his church again; one day the person who wrote this letter would be there in person to see him","AGAIN,CHURCH,DAY,HE,HIM,HIS,INTENDED,LETTER,ONE,PAUL,PERSON,PHILEMON,REMINDING,SEE,THERE,VISIT,WHO,WROTE"
Philemon,1,23,"At the time this letter was written Epaphras was also in prison for the sake of Jesus; Epaphras is also mentioned in Colossians 1:7 and 4:12 as a faithful servant of Christ who labored fervently for the church","CHRIST,CHURCH,COLOSSIANS,EPAPHRAS,FAITHFUL,FERVENTLY,JESUS,LABORED,LETTER,MENTIONED,PRISON,SAKE,SERVANT,TIME,WHO,WRITTEN"
Philemon,1,23,"Epaphras, a prisoner who was suffering on behalf of Jesus, sent his greetings to Philemon","BEHALF,EPAPHRAS,GREETINGS,HIS,JESUS,PHILEMON,PRISONER,SENT,SUFFERING,WHO"
Philemon,1,24,"Aristarchus sent his greetings to Philemon; Colossians 4:10 calls him a fellow prisoner; Acts 19:29 refers to him as a man of Macedonia and one of Paul's travel companions","ACTS,ARISTARCHUS,CALLS,COLOSSIANS,COMPANIONS,FELLOW,GREETINGS,HIM,HIS,MACEDONIA,MAN,ONE,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRISONER,REFERS,SENT,TRAVEL"
Philemon,1,24,"At this time Demas was considered to be a fellow laborer, but eventually Demas revealed his true nature when he forsook Paul","CONSIDERED,DEMAS,EVENTUALLY,FELLOW,FORSOOK,HE,HIS,LABORER,NATURE,PAUL,REVEALED,TIME,TRUE,WHEN"
Philemon,1,24,"Demas sent his greetings to Philemon; in 2 Timothy 4:10 we find out that Demas forsook Paul right before the apostle was matyred, for Demas loved this present world","APOSTLE,BEFORE,DEMAS,FIND,FORSOOK,GREETINGS,HIS,LOVED,PAUL,PHILEMON,PRESENT,RIGHT,SENT,TIMOTHY,WORLD"
Philemon,1,24,"Lucas sent his greetings to Philemon; he isn't mentioned elsewhere in the Bible","BIBLE,GREETINGS,HE,HIS,LUCAS,MENTIONED,PHILEMON,SENT"
Philemon,1,24,"Marcus sent his greetings to Philemon; Colossians 4:10 identifies him as the son of Barnabas' sister","BARNABAS,COLOSSIANS,GREETINGS,HIM,HIS,IDENTIFIES,MARCUS,PHILEMON,SENT,SISTER,SON"
Philemon,1,24,"Paul saw value in including the greetings from others in his letters; Paul wanted Philemon to know that these other people were thinking about him","GREETINGS,HIM,HIS,INCLUDING,KNOW,LETTERS,PAUL,PEOPLE,PHILEMON,SAW,THESE,THINKING,VALUE,WANTED"
Philemon,1,24,"Paul was not alone when he was in prison; at this time he had the support of Epaphras, Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, and Lucas","ALONE,ARISTARCHUS,DEMAS,EPAPHRAS,HE,LUCAS,MARCUS,NOT,PAUL,PRISON,SUPPORT,TIME,WHEN"
Philemon,1,25,"Grace comes from the Lord Jesus","COMES,GRACE,JESUS,LORD"
Philemon,1,25,"Paul asked that the grace of Jesus would be with the spirit of Philemon","ASKED,GRACE,JESUS,PAUL,PHILEMON,SPIRIT"
Philemon,1,25,"Paul ends the letter with 'Amen' (let it be)","AMEN,ENDS,LET,LETTER,PAUL"
Philemon,1,25,"People have spirits","PEOPLE,SPIRITS"
Philemon,1,25,"The spirit which is within us can receive grace from the Lord Jesus and benefit from it","BENEFIT,CAN,GRACE,JESUS,LORD,RECEIVE,SPIRIT,WHICH"