Philemon 1:12

him, that is my own heart.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

In Context

11him at one time unprofitable to you, but now profitable both to you and to me: whom I have sent back to you,

13Whom I did wish to have with me, in order that he might minister unto me in your stead in the bonds of the gospel:

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Cross References

Matthew 18:21Then Peter, coming to Him, said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

Luke 15:20And having risen, he came to his father. And he being yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck, and kissed him copiously.

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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