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May the Lord show mercy to all who live in the house of Onesiphorus. He often cheered me up. He was not ashamed that I was being held by chains.
Reference
People
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ὑποδείκνυμι (hypodeíknymi)
to exhibit under the eyes, i.e. (figuratively) to exemplify (instruct, admonish)
Hebrew: châvâh
properly, to live; by implication (intensively) to declare or show
Greek: οἰκτιρμός (oiktirmós)
pity
Hebrew: rᵉchêm
(plural) pity
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: βιόω (bióō)
to spend existence
Hebrew: chăyâʼ
to live
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: bayith
{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Hebrew: bôsheth
shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Hebrew: ʼăziqqîym
manacles
Grace
Psalm 18:25
Psalm 37:26
Nehemiah 13:22
Parallel theme
2 Timothy 4:19
Acts 28:20
Ephesians 6:20
Philemon 1:7
Hebrews 10:34
Hebrews 6:10
References Lord
Philemon 1:20
Verse Explanation
Paul asks the Lord to show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus because Onesiphorus repeatedly encouraged him and was not ashamed of Paul's imprisonment, presenting him as an example of courageous loyalty.
History
c. AD 64–67: Supporting imprisoned Christians could involve social and personal risk, making Onesiphorus's loyalty particularly meaningful.