Philemon 1:9
but for love's sake entreating I entreat of thee, I, Paulos, who am the aged as thou knowest, but now also the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
8Wherefore I have great confidence in the Meshiha to command thee those acts which are righteous,
10And I entreat of thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimos,
Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:20WE are ambassadors then for the Meshiha, and as if Aloha himself besought you by us: instead of the Meshiha, therefore, we beseech, Be you reconciled unto Aloha.
Ephesians 3:1On account of this I, Paulos, am bound for Jeshu Meshiha for the sake of you Gentiles:
Philemon 1:1PAULOS, the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha, and the brother Timotheos, to the beloved Philemon, our fellow-labourer,
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 →