front:intro pla1 0 # Philemon Study Questions\n\nAsk yourself these questions as you carefully read this letter, and pray to God that he will open your eyes to see his message clearly.
1:1 f1b5 basic,interpret Τιμόθεος, ὁ ἀδελφὸς 1 Why does Paul describe **Timothy** as **our brother**?
1:1 qhd9 basic,interpret Φιλήμονι, τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν 1 In what way do you think **Philemon** might have helped Paul in order to be called **our beloved fellow worker**?\n
1:1 hyp6 basic,interpret τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν 1 What have you personally done to help spread the Gospel in such a way that committed believers wold call you a **beloved fellow worker**?
1:2 hud2 basic,observe καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ, τῇ ἀδελφῇ, καὶ Ἀρχίππῳ, τῷ συνστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν, καὶ τῇ κατ’ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ 1 In addition to Philemon, to what other people did Paul address this letter?
1:2 l000 basic,interpret Ἀπφίᾳ, τῇ ἀδελφῇ 1 What does Paul mean when he says **Apphia** is **our sister**?
1:2 z9dq basic,Interpret Ἀρχίππῳ, τῷ συνστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν 1 Why do you think Paul said **Archippus** was **our fellow soldier** rather than a “fellow worker” as he called Philemon?
1:4 nr63 basic,observe εὐχαριστῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου πάντοτε, μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου 1 In what way does Paul thank God for Philemon?
1:5 vhj8 basic,observe ἀκούων σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν, ἣν ἔχεις πρὸς τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους 1 Here **because** introduces the reason that Paul thanks God for Philemon in his prayers. What is that reason?
1:5 h7q1 basic,interpret σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν 1 Paul singles out Philemon’s **love** and his **faith**. why are those two things so important to the Christian life?
1:5 l002 basic,interpret πρὸς τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν & εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους 1 Paul praises Philemon for his attitude toward **Jesus** and toward **all the saints**. Why is it so important that we treat both God and His children well?
1:6 l003 basic,observe ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου, ἐνεργὴς γένηται 1 What specific thing does Paul pray for God to give to Philemon?
1:6 gb16 basic,observe ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν εἰς Χριστόν 1 What does Paul say will enable Philemon’s **partnership in the faith** to **become effective**?
1:6 l004 basic,interpret ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν εἰς Χριστόν 1 Why do you think acknowledging the good things that we have in Christ would cause our **partnership in the faith** to **become effective**?
1:7 a4q9 basic,observe χαρὰν γὰρ πολλὴν ἔσχον καὶ παράκλησιν, ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου 1 How has Philemon’s **love** affected Paul?
1:7 l228 basic,observe ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ 1 Who else has been affected by Philemon’s **love**?
1:8 gzw1 basic,observe διό, πολλὴν ἐν Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων, ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον 1 Does Paul believe that he has the legitimate right to tell Philemon what Philemon should do?
1:8 d3ua basic,interpret διό, πολλὴν ἐν Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων, ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον 1 What reason might Paul have to believe he could tell Philemon what Philemon should do?
1:9 nnu9 basic,observe διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ 1 How does Paul choose **to appeal** to Philemon?
1:9 uu87 basic,observe τοιοῦτος ὢν, ὡς\n(Παῦλος πρεσβύτης νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ) 1 What two reasons does Paul give for Philemon to respond with **love** to Paul’s appeal?
1:10 l009 basic,interpret παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου 1 Why does Paul refer to **Onesimus** as **my child**?
1:10 csc9 basic,interpret ὃν ἐγέννησα 1 In what way had Paul recently become the **father** of **Onesimus**?
1:10 c7cj basic,observe ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς 1 Where was Paul when Onesimus became his **child**?
1:11 l010 basic,observe τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον, νυνὶ δὲ καὶ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον 1 Of what value was Onesimus to both Philemon and Paul before and after he became Pau’s **child**?
1:11 l011 basic,interpret ἄχρηστον & εὔχρηστον 1 Onesimus’ name means “useful.” Why do you think Paul is here using words with opposite and similar meanings?
1:11 jr7f basic,interpret τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον 1 We understand Onesimus to be the slave of Philemon, who ran away to Rome, where he met Paul and became a believer. How does that explain why Onesimus **was useless** to Philemon before?
1:12 l012 basic,interpret ὃν ἀνέπεμψά σοι αὐτόν 1 In view of who Onesimus was to Philemon, why would Paul send him back to Philemon?
1:12 vyl8 basic,observe τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα 1 How does Paul feel about Onesimus?
1:12 abc1 basic,interpret ὃν ἀνέπεμψά σοι αὐτόν, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα 1 How do you think Paul expects Philemon to respond to the return of Philemon, considering Paul’s relationship to Philemon?
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