Philemon 1:11
who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me: whom I have sent again:
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
In Context
10I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
12and do thou receive him, that is, my very heart:
Cross References
Job 30:1But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
Luke 15:24for this my son was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
Luke 17:10Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; for we have done that which it was our duty to do.
2 Timothy 4:11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.
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 →