The Epistle embraces the following subjects:
I. The salutation; Philemon 1:1.
II. A mention of the excellent account which the apostle had heard of
Philemon, and the occasion which he had for thankf...
Title
The oldest known form is the briefest, To Philemon. That in the A.V.
is from the Textus Receptus. Other forms are, Paul's (or The holy
Apostle Paul's) Epistle to Philemon. One title runs, These...
It will be remembered that this epistle is no longer extant in B.
TITLE, πρὸς Φιλήμονα אA, a few cursives, memph., gothic.
257 (fscr = Evan. 543) has παῦλος ἐπιστέλλει
τάδε βέβαια Φιλήμονι πιστῷ (vid...
INTRODUCTION TO PHILEMON 1
This epistle has an inscription, salutation, and preface, the same
with others, which are in Philemon 1:1, the principal view of it is to
persuade Philemon to receive his s...