With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. (Colossians 4:9)
Observe how it may be made out that Onesimus was a Colossian. Turn to the Epistle to Philemon, and you will find that Onesimus was the servant or slave of Philemon. The question, therefore, will be, to what city Philemon belonged?
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Author: William Paley
Keywords: Colossae, Onesimus, Philemon, Slave, Runaway slave, Archippus
Bible reference(s): Colossians 4:9, Colossians 4:17, Philemon 1
Source: Horae Paulinae (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1850).
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