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1 | Reference | ID | Tags | Quote | Occurrence | Question | Response |
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2 | 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. | |||
3 | 1:1 | uk55 | basic,interpret | Παῦλος, δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ | 1 | Why does Paul describe himself as **a prisoner of Christ Jesus**? | |
4 | 1:1 | f1b5 | basic,interpret | Τιμόθεος, ὁ ἀδελφὸς | 1 | Why does Paul describe **Timothy** as **our brother**? | |
5 | 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**? | |
6 | 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 would call you a **beloved fellow worker**? | |
7 | 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? | |
8 | 1:2 | l000 | basic,interpret | Ἀπφίᾳ, τῇ ἀδελφῇ | 1 | What does Paul mean when he says **Apphia** is **our sister**? | |
9 | 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? | |
10 | 1:2 | fud1 | basic,observe | καὶ τῇ κατ’ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ | 1 | Where did Philemon’a **church** meet? | |
11 | 1:3 | l001 | basic,observe | χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη | 1 | What did Paul want **God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ** to give to Philemon? | |
12 | 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? | |
13 | 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? | |
14 | 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? | |
15 | 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? | |
16 | 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? | |
17 | 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**? | |
18 | 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**? | |
19 | 1:7 | a4q9 | basic,observe | χαρὰν γὰρ πολλὴν ἔσχον καὶ παράκλησιν, ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου | 1 | How has Philemon’s **love** affected Paul? | |
20 | 1:7 | l228 | basic,observe | ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ | 1 | Who else has been affected by Philemon’s **love**? | |
21 | 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? | |
22 | 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? | |
23 | 1:9 | nnu9 | basic,observe | διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ | 1 | How does Paul choose **to appeal** to Philemon? | |
24 | 1:9 | uu87 | basic,observe | τοιοῦτος ὢν, ὡς (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? | |
25 | 1:10 | l009 | basic,interpret | παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου | 1 | Why does Paul refer to **Onesimus** as **my child**? | |
26 | 1:10 | csc9 | basic,interpret | ὃν ἐγέννησα | 1 | In what way had Paul recently become the **father** of **Onesimus**? | |
27 | 1:10 | c7cj | basic,observe | ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς | 1 | Where was Paul when Onesimus became his **child**? | |
28 | 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 Paul’s **child**? | |
29 | 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? | |
30 | 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? | |
31 | 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? | |
32 | 1:12 | vyl8 | basic,observe | τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα | 1 | How does Paul feel about Onesimus? | |
33 | 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 Onesimus, considering Paul’s relationship to Philemon? | |
34 | 1:13 | wed9 | basic,observe | ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν | 1 | Did Paul want to send Onesimus back to Philemon? | |
35 | 1:13 | vq5g | basic,observe | ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου | 1 | Here **so that** introduces the reason why Paul would have preferred for Omesimus to stay with him in Rome. What was that reason? | |
36 | 1:14 | pa9c | basic,observe | χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης, οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι | 1 | Although Paul preferred to keep Onesimus with him in Rome, why did he send him back to Philemon? | |
37 | 1:14 | l013 | basic,observe | ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ, ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον | 1 | Here **so that** introduces the reason why Paul wants Philemon to decide whether or not to allow Onesimus to minister to Paul. What is that reason? | |
38 | 1:14 | ph9z | basic,interpret | κατὰ ἀνάγκην | 1 | In what way might have Paul forced Philemon to allow Onesimus to stay in Rome, with the result that Philemon would act **out of compulsion**? | |
39 | 1:15 | bjl6 | basic,observe | τάχα γὰρ διὰ τοῦτο, ἐχωρίσθη πρὸς ὥραν, ἵνα αἰώνιον αὐτὸν ἀπέχῃς | 1 | How does Paul suggest that it was a benefit to Philemon that Onesimus ran away from him to Rome? | |
40 | 1:16 | ntl8 | basic,observe | οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον, ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν | 1 | What new relationship does Onesimus have with Philemon as a result of becoming a believer while in Rome? | |
41 | 1:16 | uwu7 | basic,observe | μάλιστα ἐμοί | 1 | How does Paul feel about Onesimus? | |
42 | 1:16 | b8b7 | basic,observe | πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ, καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν Κυρίῳ | 1 | How does Paul expect Philemon to feel about Onesimus now that Onesimus is also a believer in the Lord? | |
43 | 1:17 | c8ss | basic,interpret | εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν | 1 | How do you think Philemon would answer Paul’s question? Does Philemon consider Paul to be his **partner** in the work of the Lord? | |
44 | 1:17 | d1zm | basic,interpret | ὡς ἐμέ | 1 | In what way do you think Philemon **would receive** Paul if Paul were to visit him? | |
45 | 1:17 | r3aa | basic,observe | προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ | 1 | In what way does Paul want Philemon to receive Onesimus when Onesimus returns to him? | |
46 | 1:18 | l014 | basic,interpret | εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει | 1 | As Philemon’s runaway slave, how has Onesimus indeed **wronged** Philemon? | |
47 | 1:18 | sfb1 | basic,interpret | τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγα | 1 | How would Philemon be able to **charge** the wrongs of Philemon to the **account** of Paul? | |
48 | 1:18 | ki8l | basic,interpret | εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει, τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγα | 1 | Paul is offering to pay for the wrongs of another person (Onesimus). How is that a picture of what Christ did for Paul and Philemon? | |
49 | 1:19 | es4l | basic,observe | ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω | 1 | Paul here personally signs his pledge to repay Philemon for the wrongs that Onesimus has done to him. In what way does this resemble an official, binding contract? | |
50 | 1:19 | l015 | basic,interpret | ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι, ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις | 1 | Paul says **not to mention** what Philemon owes Paul, and then states it clearly. Why does Paul do that? | |
51 | 1:19 | l016 | basic,interpret | καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις | 1 | What do you think Paul did for Philemon so that he could say Philemon owed him his **very self**? | |
52 | 1:20 | l017 | basic,observe | ναί, ἀδελφέ | 1 | How does Paul here address Philemon? | |
53 | 1:20 | n654 | basic,interpret | ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν Κυρίῳ | 1 | What does Paul want Philemon to do that would result in **some benefit** **in the Lord** to Paul? | |
54 | 1:20 | q1p8 | basic,interpret | ὀναίμην | 1 | Here the word for **benefit** sounds exactly like the name of “Onesimus”. Why might Paul be using this play on words? | |
55 | 1:20 | td57 | basic,interpret | ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν Χριστῷ | 1 | Why to you think Paul considered that Philemon could refresh his **heart in Christ** by forgiving Onesimus and treating him as a brother in the Lord? | |
56 | 1:21 | sz79 | basic,interpret | πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου, ἔγραψά σοι | 1 | Why do you think Paul was confident that Philemon would do what Paul asked? | |
57 | 1:21 | abc2 | basic,observe | εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ ἃ λέγω, ποιήσεις | 1 | Does Paul expect Philemon to in any way resist treating Onesimus well? | |
58 | 1:22 | l019 | basic,interpret | ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν | 1 | How do you think Paul’s plan to visit Philemon would influence the way Philemon treats Onesimus? Is that why Paul includes it here? | |
59 | 1:22 | hgb9 | basic,observe | ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν, χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν | 1 | Here **because** introduces the reason Paul expects to be released from prison and able to visit Philemon. What is that reason? | |
60 | 1:23 | ie95 | basic,observe | Ἐπαφρᾶς, ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ | 1 | What did Epaphras and Paul share in common? | |
61 | 1:24 | x36x | basic,observe | Μᾶρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου | 1 | In addition to Epaphras, who else was working for the Lord with Paul in Rome? | |
62 | 1:25 | l020 | basic,observe | ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν | 1 | Why would Philemon particularly need the **grace of the Lord Jesus Christ** as he received his runaway slave Onesimus and treated him well, as Paul had asked? | |
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