New American Standard Bible 2020

Philemon 1:15-16

15For perhaps it was 1for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, 16 2no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, 3a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both 4in the flesh and in the Lord.

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Notes

1. Philemon 1:15 Gen 45:5, 8 ↩
2. Philemon 1:16 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
3. Philemon 1:16 Matt 23:8; 1 Tim 6:2 ↩
4. Philemon 1:16 Eph 6:5; Col 3:22 ↩

Commentaries on Philemon 1

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Calvin’s Commentaries
Illustrated New Testament
Burkitt’s Expository Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Robertson’s Word Pictures
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings