Philemon 1:10

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.

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:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
KJV: I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
WEB: I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
ASV: I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
DARBY: I exhort thee for *my* child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,
BLB: I exhort you concerning my child whom I begot in chains, Onesimus,

ÅB: ber deg for sønnen min, som jeg har avlet mens jeg var i lenker; Onesimus.
OTB: Jeg appellerer til deg for min sønn Onesimus, som jeg har fått i min fangenskap.
B1930: ber jeg dig for min sønn, som jeg har avlet i mine lenker, Onesimus,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Colossians 4:9
With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
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1 Corinthians 4:15
For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
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Galatians 4:19
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
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1 Timothy 1:2
Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Titus 1:4
To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
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2 Samuel 19:37–38
Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
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2 Samuel 18:5
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
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2 Samuel 9:1–7
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?
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