Philemon 1:12

And receive thou him, as one begotten by me.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11from 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.

13For I was desirous to retain him with me, that he might minister to me in thy stead, in these bonds for the gospel.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:21Then Cephas approached him, and said to him: My Lord, how many times, if my brother commit offence against me, shall I forgive him? up to seven times?

Luke 15:20And he arose and went towards his father. And he was yet at a distance, when his father saw him; and he pitied him, and ran, and fell upon his neck and kissed him.

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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