ACC ~ Philemon 1 v9

THE BASIS OF THE APPEAL. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul appeals to Philemon on a number of grounds: the quality of his person, his age, because he was old, and from what was more just than all, because he was also a “prisoner of Jesus Christ.” HOMILIES ON PHILEMON 2.

THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA: Paul shows here what power his name alone has. COMMENTARY ON PHILEMON.

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