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* MeaningfulName: Onesimus, meaning "beneficial or profitable". Paul tells Philemon how beneficial Onesimus would be now that he has been made into a "beloved brother in the Lord", that he could continue to serve Paul while he was in chains if Philemon would permit it.

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* MeaningfulName: Onesimus, meaning "beneficial or profitable". Paul tells Philemon how beneficial Onesimus would be now that he has been made into a "beloved brother in the Lord", that he could continue to serve Paul while he was in chains if Philemon would permit it.it.
* PunnyName: The name Onesimus being translated as "useful" (a common name for Greek slaves) reveals that Paul is making a pun when he remarks "Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me."
* SlaveLiberation: Paul writes persuasively that Philemon ought to free his runaway slave Onesimus on the grounds that they are both fellow men and brothers in the Lord, and says that he will personally clear any of Onesimus's outstanding debts.
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!!Structure of the book:
* Greeting (Philemon verses 1 to 3)
* Philemon's love and faith (Philemon verses 4 to 7)
* Paul's plea for Onesimus (Philemon verses 8 to 22)
* Final greetings (Philemon verses 23 to 25)

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* {{Forgiveness}}: Paul writes to Philemon on account of his runaway slave Onesimus, whom Paul the apostle has ministered to and now sends back to his master as "better than a slave", a "beloved brother in the Lord," so that he would forgiven of whatever he has done to Philemon.

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* {{Forgiveness}}: Paul writes to Philemon on account of his runaway slave Onesimus, whom Paul the apostle has ministered to and now sends back to his master as "better than a slave", a "beloved brother in the Lord," so that he would be forgiven of whatever he has done to Philemon.
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* {{Forgiveness}}: Paul writes to Philemon on account of his runaway slave Onesimus, whom Paul the apostle has ministered to and now sends back to his master as "better than a slave", a "beloved brother in the Lord."

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* {{Forgiveness}}: Paul writes to Philemon on account of his runaway slave Onesimus, whom Paul the apostle has ministered to and now sends back to his master as "better than a slave", a "beloved brother in the Lord."Lord," so that he would forgiven of whatever he has done to Philemon.
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One of the Pauline Epistles that make up the New Testament.

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One of the Pauline Epistles that make up the New Testament. The shortest work by the apostle, taking up no more than a single chapter, Paul writes to his fellow believer Philemon while he was in prison.
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* IOweYouMyLife: Inverted in verses 18 and 19 when Paul tells Philemon that if Onesimus owes anything, he, Paul, will repay it, but also reminds Philemon that "you owe me even your own self."

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* IOweYouMyLife: Inverted in verses 18 and 19 when Paul tells Philemon that if Onesimus owes anything, he, Paul, will repay it, but also reminds Philemon that "you owe me even your own self.""
* MeaningfulName: Onesimus, meaning "beneficial or profitable". Paul tells Philemon how beneficial Onesimus would be now that he has been made into a "beloved brother in the Lord", that he could continue to serve Paul while he was in chains if Philemon would permit it.
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* {{Forgiveness}}: Paul writes to Philemon on account of his runaway slave Onesimus, whom Paul the apostle has ministered to and now sends back to his master as "better than a slave", a "beloved brother in the Lord."

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* {{Forgiveness}}: Paul writes to Philemon on account of his runaway slave Onesimus, whom Paul the apostle has ministered to and now sends back to his master as "better than a slave", a "beloved brother in the Lord."
* IOweYouMyLife: Inverted in verses 18 and 19 when Paul tells Philemon that if Onesimus owes anything, he, Paul, will repay it, but also reminds Philemon that "you owe me even your own self.
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One of the Pauline Epistles that make up the New Testament.
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* {{Forgiveness}}: Paul writes to Philemon on account of his runaway slave Onesimus, whom Paul the apostle has ministered to and now sends back to his master as "better than a slave", a "beloved brother in the Lord."

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