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Philemon 1:10 KJV
Philemon · chapter 1 · verse 10
I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:Philemon 1:10 · King James Version
Philemon 1:10 in context
8Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
9Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
11Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
12Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- OnesimusonēsimosOnesimus = " profitable or useful" , a Christian slave of PhilemonG3682 →
- begottengennaōof men who fathered children, to be born, to be begotten, of women giving birth to…G1080 →
- beseechparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- sonteknonoffspring, children, child, a male child, a son, metaph., the name transferred to that…G5043 →
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We have here, I. The main business of the epistle, which was to plead with Philemon on behalf of Onesimus, that he would receive him and be reconciled to him. Many arguments Paul urges for this purpose, Plm 1:8-21.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-25