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Philemon is Paul’s personal appeal concerning Onesimus, whom he asks Philemon to receive as a beloved brother. The letter brings the claims of Christian fellowship into a relationship shaped by the ancient institution of slavery.

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Chapter 1.

Paul appeals to Philemon to receive Onesimus as a beloved brother and offers to bear any debt. The request makes reconciliation a concrete expression of shared faith.

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