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Philemon 1:16 KJV
Philemon · chapter 1 · verse 16
Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?Philemon 1:16 · King James Version
Philemon 1:16 in context
14But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
17If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
18If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- speciallymalistaespecially, chiefly, most of all, above allG3122 →
- servantdoulosa slave, bondman, man of servile condition, a slave, metaph., one who gives himself up to…G1401 →
- brotheradelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- belovedagapētosbeloved, esteemed, dear, favourite, worthy of loveG27 →
- abovehyperin behalf of, for the sake of, over, beyond, more than, more, beyond, overG5228 →
- fleshsarxflesh of both man and beasts, the body, the body of a man, used of natural or physical…G4561 →
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We have here, I. The main business of the epistle, which was to plead with Philemon on behalf of Onesimus, that he would receive him and be reconciled to him. Many arguments Paul urges for this purpose, Plm 1:8-21.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-25