Filemón 1:15

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15 Talvez ele tenha sido separado de vocĂȘ por algum tempo, para que vocĂȘ o tivesse de volta para sempre,

Filemón 1:15 Meaning and Commentary

Philemon 1:15

For perhaps he therefore departed for a season
The apostle in this clause seems to soften this business of Onesimus in running away from his master; he calls it not a running away, but a departure, an absence from him, and that but for a little while; and suggests that the hand of God might be in it; that there was an overruling providence that attended it, such as was in Joseph's going down into Egypt; and that this separation of Onesimus from his master, for a short time, was in order that they should come together again, and never part more, as follows:

that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
or during life, referring to the law in ( Exodus 21:6 ) or to all eternity, since they were in the same spiritual relation, partakers of the same grace, and had a right to the same heavenly inheritance, and should be together with Christ for evermore.

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Filemón 1:15 In-Context

13 Gostaria de mantĂȘ-lo comigo para que me ajudasse em seu lugar enquanto estou preso por causa do evangelho.
14 Mas nĂŁo quis fazer nada sem a sua permissĂŁo, para que qualquer favor que vocĂȘ fizer seja espontĂąneo, e nĂŁo forçado.
15 Talvez ele tenha sido separado de vocĂȘ por algum tempo, para que vocĂȘ o tivesse de volta para sempre,
16 nĂŁo mais como escravo, mas muito alĂ©m de escravo, como irmĂŁo amado. Para mim ele Ă© um irmĂŁo muito amado, e ainda mais para vocĂȘ, tanto como pessoa quanto como cristĂŁo.
17 Assim, se vocĂȘ me considera companheiro na fĂ©, receba-o como se estivesse recebendo a mim.
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