Philemon study section
Philemon key people
Paul the mediator, Philemon the master, Onesimus the runaway, and the household in Colossae.
Key figures
Jesus Christ
The one whose reconciling, debt-bearing work is pictured in Paul’s mediation for Onesimus
Paul
The imprisoned apostle who appeals for Onesimus and offers to pay his debt
Philemon
The Christian slave owner in Colossae, host of the church, urged to receive Onesimus as a brother
Onesimus
The runaway slave converted through Paul, sent back as a “beloved brother”
Apphia and Archippus
Members of Philemon’s household, likely his wife and a fellow worker
Timothy
Paul’s companion, named with him in the greeting
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