Philemon 1:11
Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
In Context
10My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,
12Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:
Cross References
Job 30:1But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.
Luke 15:24For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
Luke 17:10In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.
2 Timothy 4:11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and take him with you; for he is of use to me in the work.
Matthew Henry on Philemon 1:9-25
The Apostle's Plea for Onesimus; Salutations. ( a. d. 62.) 8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, 9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: 11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: 12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: 13… Read the whole commentary →