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Philemon 10-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Philemon 10-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
10 appeal to you for my son,(A) Onesimus.[a](B) I fathered[b](C) him while I was in chains. 11 Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me. 12 I am sending him back to you as a part of myself.[c][d]
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- Philemon 1:10 In Gk, Onesimus means useful.
- Philemon 1:10 Referring to the fact that Paul led him to Christ; 1Co 4:15
- Philemon 1:12 Other mss read him back. Receive him as a part of myself.
- Philemon 1:12 Lit you—that is, my inward parts
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