Philemon

New Testament · Epistle · 1 chapters

Quick answer

A personal appeal for a runaway slave — the gospel transforming relationships.

In this brief, tactful letter Paul urges Philemon to receive his returning slave Onesimus "no longer as a slave but as a brother," modeling gospel reconciliation.

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Lay

★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical
A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

Pastoral

SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical
Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

Watch & study

VideoBibleProject — Philemon videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
VideoWatch teaching on PhilemonYouTube · Lay · Free
Sermon series and book overviews from across YouTube.
CommentaryMatthew Henry on PhilemonMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).