Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
mine own bowels—as dear to me as my own heart [ALFORD]. Compare Philemon 1:17, "as myself." The object of my most intense affection as that of a parent for a child.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Philemon 1:12:
1 Corinthians 7:21
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