• Where is Paul imprisoned? Is this referring to physical or spiritual imprisonment? v. 1

• Who are Philemon, Apphia, and Archippus? What is their relationship to Paul? v. 2

• What is this "the according to your house church"? v. 2

• What is this "effectiveness"? v. 6

• How did Philemon refresh the hearts of the saints? v. 7

• How old is Paul when he writes this letter? v. 9

• Onesimus: what more can we learn about him? Is he referred to anywhere else? v. 10

• There seems to be a play on words between "useful" and "not useful" and "Onesimus." v.11

• What is the basis for Paul's being able to command? his apostleship? age? v. 9, 11

• It seems that Philemon is the slaveowner of Onesimus, but Paul is over Philemon... and still Paul is not forcing his authority. v. 11

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