Philemon 1:10

I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have become while in my chains--I mean Onesimus.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

In Context

9it is for love's sake that--instead of that--although I am none other than Paul the aged, and am now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,

11Formerly he was useless to you, but now--true to his name--he is of great use to you and to me.

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Cross References

Mark 9:17"Rabbi," answered one of the crowd, "I have brought you my son. He has a dumb spirit in him;

Galatians 4:19you for whom I am again, as it were, undergoing the pains of childbirth, until Christ is fully formed within you.

1 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, my own true son in the faith. May grace, mercy and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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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