Phile 23 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 23. There salute thee Epaphras . The same persons who are here mentioned as greeting Philemon, are mentioned in the close of the epistle to the Colossians--furnishing a high degree of evidence that Philemon resided at Colosse. Epaphras was a member of the church there. . My fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus . In the cause of Christ. . The circumstance of his being a prisoner is not mentioned in the parallel place in the epistle to the Colossians, but nothing is more probable. (e) "Epaphras"

Philemon 23

Verse 23. There salute thee Epaphras. The same persons who are here mentioned as greeting Philemon, are mentioned in the close of the epistle to the Colossians--furnishing a high degree of evidence that Philemon resided at Colosse. Epaphras was a member of the church there. Col 4:12.

My fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus. In the cause of Christ. Phm 1:1. The circumstance of his being a prisoner is not mentioned in the parallel place in the epistle to the Colossians, but nothing is more probable.

(e) "Epaphras" Col 1:7