Philemon

A short personal letter about a runaway slave

The shortest Pauline letter, a personal note to Philemon concerning the runaway slave Onesimus. Paul asks that Onesimus be received back as a beloved brother, framing the request in terms of Christian fellowship rather than explicit abolition.

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Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,
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