New Testament • 1 Chapters • 25 Verses
Philemon is a personal letter asking a slave owner to receive back his runaway slave Onesimus as a brother in Christ.
The gospel transforms relationships.
Philemon is traditionally attributed to Paul. As with much of Scripture, the attribution comes from long-standing tradition rather than a signature in the text itself.
Philemon has 1 chapter and 25 verses. Every chapter is linked on this page and available in six translations.
Philemon is a personal letter asking a slave owner to receive back his runaway slave Onesimus as a brother in Christ.
The recurring themes in Philemon are Reconciliation. Each is explained in the themes section above with the passages where it surfaces.
Philemon is in the New Testament, and runs to 1 chapter. You can read it here chapter by chapter, or compare any verse across six translations.