Philemon 1:11
Formerly he was useless to you, but now--true to his name--he is of great use to you and to me.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
In Context
12I am sending him back to you, though in so doing I send part of myself.
Cross References
Luke 15:24for my son here was dead and has come to life again: he was lost and has been found.' "And they began to be merry.
Luke 17:10So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "`There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'"
2 Timothy 4:11Luke is the only friend I now have with me. Call for Mark on your way and bring him with you, for he is a great help to me in my ministry.
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 →