Philemon 1:19
I, Paul, wrote with my hand, I will repay; besides, that I may not say that you also owe to me yourself.
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
18and if he did hurt to you, or owes anything, charge this to me;
20Yes, brother, may I have profit of you in the LORD; refresh my yearnings in the LORD;
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:15for if a myriad of child-conductors you may have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, through the good news, I begot you;
1 Corinthians 16:21The salutation of [me], Paul, with my hand;
Galatians 5:2Behold! I, Paul, say to you, that if you are [to be] circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing;
1 Timothy 1:2to Timotheus—genuine child in faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!
James 5:19Brothers, if anyone among you may go astray from the truth, and anyone may turn him back,
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 →