Philemon 1:17
If thou count me therfore a felowe, receaue hym as my selfe.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
In Context
18If he haue iniuried, or oweth [thee ought] that lay to my charge.
Cross References
Matthew 12:48But he aunswered, and sayde vnto hym that had tolde hym: Who is my mother? or who are my brethren?
Matthew 25:40And the kyng shall aunswere, and say vnto them: Ueryly I say vnto you, in as much as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethren, ye haue done [it] vnto me.
Philemon 1:10I beseche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whom I haue begotten in my bondes:
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 →