• Paul wrote the letter to Philemon to ask that his servant Onesimus might be allowed to stay with Paul to minister to him during his imprisonment.
  • Philemon 1:2.
  • Philemon 1:6, we see that he refreshes the hearts of the saints. Philemon lived in faith and also taught others.
  • Philemon 1:11.
  • Philemon 1:22 - This was written during Paul’s first imprisonment because he had no expectation of being released during his second imprisonment.