KJV ORIGINAL
And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And to our dear friend Apphia, and to Archippus who's been fighting the good fight with us, and to everyone who meets for church at your place:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Paul's including the whole squad in this letter, your people matter too.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is from Paul's letter to Philemon, written while Paul was imprisoned, likely in Rome around AD 60-62. It addresses Apphia, possibly Philemon's wife, and Archippus, a fellow worker in the faith, along with the early Christian community that met in Philemon's home in Colossae. In the first-century Roman Empire, believers gathered in private houses for worship because formal church buildings had not yet been established.
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