10 appeal to you for my son,(A) Onesimus.[a](B) I fathered[b](C) him while I was in chains.

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Footnotes

  1. Philemon 1:10 In Gk, Onesimus means useful.
  2. Philemon 1:10 Referring to the fact that Paul led him to Christ; 1Co 4:15

10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

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16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave—as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh(A) and in the Lord.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Philemon 1:16 Both physically and spiritually

16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

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