Cross References

Philemon 1:11

New Living Translation

Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.

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Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”

In the same way, when you obey me you should say, ‘We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.’”

All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.”

Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me in my ministry.

I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison.

I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart.

“Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.”