Philemon 1:10
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
Note Onesimus means useful (see verse 11) or beneficial (see verse 20).
I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
Note Onesimus means “useful”.
I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- my son
- 2 Samuel 9:1–7; 2 Samuel 18:5; 2 Samuel 19:37, 38; Mark 9:17; 1 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4
- Onesimus
- Colossians 4:9
- whom
- 1 Corinthians 4:15; Galatians 4:19