Who is…
Philemon

He is true follower of Jesus Christ who lived in Colosse, and apparently a person of some note among the citizens (Col. 4:9; Philemon 1:2).

He was brought to a knowledge of the Gospel through the Apostle Paul (19), and held a prominent place in the Christian community for his piety and beneficence (4-7). He is called in the epistle a “fellow-laborer,” and therefore probably held some office in the church at Colosse; at all events, the title denotes that he took part in the work of spreading a knowledge of the gospel.

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• Read the Epistle to Philemon
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