Philemon 1:12

him therefore, as my own bowels, do thou receive.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11who was formerly unprofitable to thee, but now profitable both to thee and to me; whom I have sent back to thee:

13Whom I would gladly have kept with me, that he might have ministered unto me as thou wouldst have done, in the bonds of the gospel.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:21Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? to seven times?

Luke 15:20And he rose and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and he ran and fell on 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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