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10 appeal to you on behalf of my child Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment. 11 Once he was useless to you, but now he is very useful[a] both to you and to me. 12 As I send him back, it’s like I’m coming along with him.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Philemon 1:11 The Gk. name Onesimus means useful
  2. Philemon 1:12 Lit. back, it’s with my innards