With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
With Onesimus, he says, the beloved, and faithful brother.
Paul calls a slave, brother: with reason; seeing that he styles himself the servant of the faithful. 2 Corinthians 4:5 Bring we down all of us our pride, tread we under foot our boastfulness. Paul names himself a slave, he that is worth the world, and ten thousands of heavens; and do you entertain high thoughts? He that seizes all things for spoil as he will, he that has the first place in the kingdom of heaven, he that was crowned, he that ascended into the third heaven, calls servants, brethren, and fellow-servants. Where is your madness? Where is your arrogance?
So trustworthy was Onesimus become, as to be entrusted even with such things as these.
