1 This verse showcases Paul’s willingness to personally assume Onesimus’s debt, an act that mirrors Christ’s atonement for humanity’s sin. His assertion, „to say nothing of your owing me even your own self,“ is a powerful rhetorical device. It reminds Philemon that his own spiritual life and conversion are owed to Paul, placing Philemon’s potential financial loss in stark contrast to the eternal spiritual debt he has already been forgiven.
1 This verse showcases Paul’s willingness to personally assume Onesimus’s debt, an act that mirrors Christ’s atonement for humanity’s sin. His assertion, „to say nothing of your owing me even your own self,“ is a powerful rhetorical device. It reminds Philemon that his own spiritual life and conversion are owed to Paul, placing Philemon’s potential financial loss in stark contrast to the eternal spiritual debt he has already been forgiven.