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the: Rom 16:16; Co2 13:13; Heb 13:24; Pe1 5:13; Jo3 1:14 they: Phi 1:13 Caesar's: The cruel, worthless, and diabolical Nero was at this time emperor of Rome; but it is not improbable that the empress Poppaea was favourably inclined to Christianity, as Josephus relates that Θεοσεβης \[Strong's G2318\], γαρ \[Strong's G1063\], ην \[Strong's G2258\], "she was a worshipper of the true God." Jerome states (in Philemon) that St. Paul had converted many in Caesar's family; for "being by the emperor cast into prison, he became more known to his family, and turned the house of Christ's persecutor into a church. Philippians 4:23

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