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Onesimus in the Bible — Who Was Onesimus? | fresh.bible

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Onesimus

A runaway slave who met Paul in prison and became a Christian

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Onesimus belonged to Philemon, a wealthy Christian in Colossae. He ran away (possibly stealing money on the way out) and ended up meeting Paul in prison. Paul led him to faith and sent him back to Philemon with a letter asking his master to receive him as a brother, not property.

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family_historySlave of Philemon family_historyConverted by Paul

Appears In4 mentions across 2 books

colossians

The Messengers

Colossians 4:7-9

Onesimus is being sent back to Colossae as Paul's trusted representative, introduced here not as a runaway slave but as a 'faithful and beloved brother' — a transformed identity.

philemon

The Ask Nobody Saw Coming

Philemon 1:8-16

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