Philemon 1:11
which in tyme passed was to the vnproffetable: but now proffetable bothe to the and also to me
Tyndale New Testament
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 the for my sonne Onesimus whom I begat in my bondes
12whom I have sent home agayne. Thou therfore receave him that is to saye myne awne bowels
Cross References
Luke 15:24for this my sonne was deed and is alyve agayne he was loste and is now founde. And they began to be merye.
Luke 17:10Soo lyke wyse ye when ye have done all thoose thinges which are commaunded you: saye we are vnprofitable servautes. We have done: ye which was oure duetye to do.
2 Timothy 4:11Only Lucas is with me. Take Marke and bringe him with the for he is necessary vnto me forto minister.
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 →