Today’s Word
What Is Remembered
I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, Philemon 1:4 NASB Making mention – Translated in this way, it might seem that Paul briefly speaks of these people. “Making mention” is sort of like reviewing a list, saying a sentence or two and moving on to the next item on the…
Get It Right!
—also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home: Philemon 1:2 NIV Church – But of course it wasn’t a church! The word is ekklēsía, an assembly. In particular, a non-religious assembly. Not a synagoge—a religious assembly. By now we all know why Paul chooses this non-religious…
Dear Sir:
To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker—also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home: Philemon 1:1b-2 NIV Fellow worker/fellow soldier – Philemon and Archippus aren’t just ordinary believers in Paul’s thinking. They are syn-plus the noun, that is synergō and synstratiōtēs, a combination that demonstrates…
Lockdown
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker Philemon 1:1 NIV Prisoner – Who is responsible? That’s the underlying question here. Is Paul’s imprisonment due to the Romans? The Jews? The opposition to The Way? The puppet governor of Judea? Paul doesn’t seem to think so. As far…
The Biblical Footnote
let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by this name this man stands here before you in good health. Acts 4:10 NASB Name – “In the name of Jesus, stand up and walk.” And, of…
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