Philemon 1:13

Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

In Context

12Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,

14But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 16:17I am glad of the comming of Stephanas, and Fortunatus, and Achaicus: for they haue supplied the want of you.

Ephesians 4:1I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called,

Philippians 2:30Because that for the woorke of Christ he was neere vnto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that seruice which was lacking on your part towarde me.

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 →

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