Phile 15 | TNotes | STEP | 1:15 you lost Onesimus (literally he went away ): This might be a euphemism for running away, in order not to mention Onesimus’s offense directly. • so that you could have him back forever: It is implied that God providentially arranged events to lead to Onesimus’s salvation.

‏ Philemon 15

1:15 ^a you lost Onesimus (literally he went away): This might be a euphemism for running away, in order not to mention Onesimus’s offense directly.

• so that you could have him back forever: It is implied that God providentially arranged events to lead to Onesimus’s salvation.