Category:Philemon (text)

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The Letter of Paul to Philemon (see Online Text) is a New Testament document.

Overview

In accordance to Roman Law, Paul is sending him back his slave Onesimus who ran away.

Slavery was a very hard condition, but Paul does not question the legitimacy of slavery (see also 1 Peter 2:18-25). He does not ask him to free all his slaves or his Christian slaves, but is asking Philemon to welcome the slave as a brother in Christ. They are both Christians.

“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus” (Gal 3:28)

“Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything… Masters treat your slaves justly and fairly…” (Col 3:33-4:1; Eph 6:5-9).

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