Philemon 1:9
yet for love's sake I beseech rather; being such a one, as Paul an old man, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ,
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
8Wherefore, though having much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is becoming,
10I beseech thee for my child, whom I begot in my bonds, Onesimus;
Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:20We are then ambassadors on behalf of Christ[5:20], as though God were beseeching by us; on behalf of Christ we pray: Be reconciled to God!
Ephesians 3:1FOR this cause I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,--
Philemon 1:1PAUL, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-laborer,
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 →