51 — Person: Onesimus

Number: 51

Person: Onesimus

Action: Returning to Philemon (with Paul's letter — no longer as a slave but as a brother)

Object: Letter

Scripture connection: Philemon 10–12 — I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment … I am sending him back to you. Colossians 4:9 — Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.

Memory hook: 51 = Colossians; Onesimus is named in Col 4:9 and is the subject of Philemon. The number 51 is the runaway who became a brother and carried the letter home.

Why this number? 51 = Colossians; Onesimus (Col 4:9) (51). Onesimus returned to Philemon with the letter; the number 51 ties him to Colossians and Philemon.