Philemon 1:11
Him who, at one time, was, unto thee, unserviceable, but, now, unto thee and unto me, serviceable;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
In Context
10I exhort thee concerning my own child, whom I have begotten in my bonds,—Onesimus:
12Whom I have sent back unto thee—him, that is, my own, tender affections!—
Cross References
Job 30:1But, now, they who are of fewer days than I, have poured derision upon me; whose fathers I refused—to set with the dogs of my flock.
Luke 15:24Because, this my son, was, dead, and hath come to life again, was lost, and is found. And they began to be making merry.
Luke 17:10Thus, ye also, when ye have done all the things enjoined upon you, say—Unprofitable servants, are we,—What we were bound to do, we have done!
2 Timothy 4:11Luke, alone is with me. Receiving, Mark, back, bring him with thyself, for he is very useful to me for ministering;
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 →