Philemon 1:11
who in time past was unprofitable to thee, but is now profitable to thee and to me;
Noyes Bible
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 begot in my bonds, Onesimus;
12whom I have sent back; and do thou [[receive]] him, that is, my own flesh.
Cross References
Job 30:1But now they that are younger than I hold me in derision, Whose fathers I would have disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.
Luke 15:24For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to make merry.
Luke 17:10So also do ye, when ye have done all that hath been commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were bound to do.
2 Timothy 4:11Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for the ministry.
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 →