Philemon 1:11
from whom formerly thou hadst no profit, but now very profitable will he be both to thee and to me; and whom I have sent to thee.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
In Context
10I beseech thee for my son, whom I had begotten in my bonds for Onesimus;
12And receive thou him, as one begotten by me.
Cross References
Luke 15:24For, this my son was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.
Luke 17:10So also ye, when ye have done all the things commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants, for we have done only what we were obligated to do.
2 Timothy 4:11Luke only is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is suitable for me, for ministration.
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 →