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Philemon
Epistles1 chaptersNew TestamentAuthor: Paul
Overview
A personal letter asking Philemon to forgive and welcome back his runaway slave Onesimus as a brother in Christ. It exemplifies Christian forgiveness and reconciliation.
Date written: c. 60 AD
Key Verses
“For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever.”
Philemon 1:15