Philemon 1:11
Which in tyme passed, was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable to thee and to me.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
In Context
10I beseche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whom I haue begotten in my bondes:
12Whom I haue sent agayne: Thou therefore receaue hym, that is, myne owne bowels,
Cross References
Luke 15:24For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue agayne, he was lost, and is founde. And they began to be mery.
Luke 17:10So lykewyse ye, when ye haue done all those thynges which are commaunded you, say, We are vnprofitable seruauntes, We haue done that which was our duetie to do.
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 →