Philemon in the early church
Every passage that quotes, alludes to, or echoes Philemon, in verse order; passages on the same verse are in date order. References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
| Verse | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phlm 1:1 | Against Marcion 5.21 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Phlm 1:25 | Epistle of Barnabas 21.9 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |