Philemon 1:12

God's Word

I am sending him back to you. This is like sending you a part of myself.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:11

David told Abishai and all his servants, “My own son, my own flesh and blood, is trying to kill me. Why, then, shouldn’t this Benjaminite do this? Leave him alone. Let him curse, since the Lord has told him to do it.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a pleasant child? Even though I have often spoken against him, I still think fondly of him. That is why my heart longs for him, and I will certainly have compassion on him,” declares the Lord.

Mark 11:25

Whenever you pray, forgive anything you have against anyone. Then your Father in heaven will forgive your failures.”

Luke 15:20

“So he went at once to his father. While he was still at a distance, his father saw him and felt sorry for him. He ran to his son, put his arms around him, and kissed him.

Ephesians 4:32

Be kind to each other, sympathetic, forgiving each other as God has forgiven you through Christ.

Deuteronomy 13:6

Your own brother, son, or daughter, the wife you love, or your best friend may secretly tempt you, saying, “Let’s go worship other gods.” (Those gods may be gods that you and your ancestors never knew.

Philemon 1:11

Once he was useless to you, but now he is very useful to both of us.

Philemon 1:13

I wanted to keep him here with me. Then he could have served me in your place while I am in prison for spreading the Good News.