Philemon 1:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁰ I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ I appeal to you for my [own spiritual] child, Onesimus [meaning profitable], whom I have begotten [in the faith] while a captive in these chains.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁰ appeal to you for my child Onesimus. I became his father in the faith during my time in prison.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ I beg you, on behalf of my son, whom I have begotten in my chains, Onesimus.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Philemon 1:10 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:5

The king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders concerning Absalom.

Mark 9:17

Someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought you my son; he has a spirit that makes him unable to speak,

Romans 12:1

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship.

1 Corinthians 4:14

I am not writing this to make you ashamed but to admonish you as my beloved children.

1 Corinthians 4:15

For though you might have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. Indeed, in Christ Jesus I fathered you through the gospel.

Galatians 4:19

My little children, for whom I am again in the pain of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,

Colossians 4:9

he is coming with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

1 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Titus 1:4

To Titus, my true child in the faith we share: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Philemon 1:11

Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.

Philemon 1:13

I wanted to keep him with me so that he might minister to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel,

3 John 1:4

I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are walking in the truth.