aSee Philem. 16
cSee 1 Cor. 7:22
1 Timothy 6:2
2Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are abrothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.False Teachers and True Contentment
bTeach and urge these things.Philemon 16
16 cno longer as a bondservant ▼▼Or slave; twice in this verse (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
but more than a bondservant, as ea beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, fboth in the flesh and in the Lord.
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