Philemon 1:11 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:”

Philemon 1:11

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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:

Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

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

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

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Philemon 1:1

"Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy {our} brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,"

Philemon 1:2

"And to {our} beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:"

Philemon 1:3

"Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."

Philemon 1:4

"I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,"

Philemon 1:5

"Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;"

Philemon 1:6

"That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus."

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