Philemon 1:10
I exhort thee for *my* child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
In Context
11once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:5And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
Mark 9:17And one out of the crowd answered him, Teacher, I brought to thee my son, who has a dumb spirit;
Galatians 4:19my children, of whom I again travail in birth until Christ shall have been formed in you:
1 Timothy 1:2to Timotheus, [my] true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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 →