Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
This prospect of Paul's visiting Colosse would tend to secure a kindly reception for Onesimus, as Paul would know in person how he had been treated.
your . . . you—referring to Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, and the Church in Philemon's house. The same expectation is expressed by him, Philippians 2:23-24, written in the same imprisonment.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Philemon 1:22:
Acts 28:23-24
Philippians 1:25
Colossians 4:3
Hebrews 13:19
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