Introductory Greeting Philemon 1–3* 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, the brother, to Philemon, our beloved and fellow worker, 2/ and Apphia, our sister, and Archippus, our fellow soldier, and the community in your house: 3/ grace be with you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. The introduction follows the pattern found in the Pauline letters:1 after the sender and his associate are mentioned, the addressee and his fellow recipients are referred to. Greetings
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