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3 John 1

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^{3 John 1:2 [1]} Perhaps the son of Philemon and Apphia.

^{3 John 1:2 [2]} Philemon was responsible to see that this letter was shared with his fellow Colossian believers.

^{3 John 1:2 [3]} Prior to the third century A.D. churches customarily met in private homes.

^{3 John 1:5 [4]} All born-again believers (saints) have been reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, made holy and set apart for God's purpose.

^{3 John 1:11 [5]} Paul makes a play on words here because Onesimus means "useful" or "profitable."

^{3 John 1:19 [6]} By writing this with his own hand, Paul accepted legal liability.

^{3 John 1:19 [7]} Philemon evidently was saved through Paul's ministry and therefore owed Paul a debt that could not be repaid.

^{3 John 1:21 [8]} This was probably a subtle suggestion by Paul to emancipate Onesimus.

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