I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
Paul’s personal note is consistent; some manuscripts abbreviate ‘I will repay it’. 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.