Philemon 1:9
yet for loves sake I rather beseche the though I be as I am even Paul aged and now in bondes for Iesu Christes sake.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
8Wherfore though I be bolde in Christ to enioyne the that which becometh the:
10I beseche the for my sonne Onesimus whom I begat in my bondes
Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:20Now then are we messengers in the roume of Christ: even as though God did beseche you thorow vs: So praye we you in Christes stede that ye be atone with God:
Ephesians 3:1For this cause I Paul a in the bodes of Iesus christ for youre sakes which are hethen:
Philemon 1:1Paul the presoner of Iesu Christ and brother Timotheus. Vnto Philemon the beloved and oure helper
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 →