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Philemon was a convert of [[Paul]] who is the only known personal recipient of a letter from him. A slave of Philemon named [[Onesimus]] had escaped and fled to [[Paul]]. | Philemon was a convert of [[Paul]] who is the only known personal recipient of a letter from him. A slave of Philemon named [[Onesimus]] had escaped and fled to [[Paul]]. | ||
| − | Paul converted the slave and then learned that he had robbed and fled from Philemon. Paul persuaded [[Onesimus]] to return to Philemon and beg for forgiveness with a letter from Paul urging the master to show leniency. | + | Paul converted the slave and then learned that he had robbed and fled from Philemon. Paul persuaded [[Onesimus]] to return to Philemon and beg for forgiveness with a letter from Paul urging the master to show [[leniency]]. |
Philemon responded by forgiving the slave and even setting him free as a Christian brother. | Philemon responded by forgiving the slave and even setting him free as a Christian brother. | ||
[[Category:Biblical Persons]] | [[Category:Biblical Persons]] | ||
Revision as of 18:22, February 28, 2009
Philemon was a convert of Paul who is the only known personal recipient of a letter from him. A slave of Philemon named Onesimus had escaped and fled to Paul.
Paul converted the slave and then learned that he had robbed and fled from Philemon. Paul persuaded Onesimus to return to Philemon and beg for forgiveness with a letter from Paul urging the master to show leniency.
Philemon responded by forgiving the slave and even setting him free as a Christian brother.