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Philemon 1:10 Cross-References

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

Philemon 1:10 (KJV)

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Onesimusa Colossian who was Paul's faithful and beloved brother (COL 4:9)

Commentary on Philemon 1:10

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus—παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου Ὀνησίμου (parakalō se peri tou emou teknou Onēsimou, I appeal to you concerning my child Onesimus). τέκνον (teknon, child/son) indicates spiritual parentage—Paul led Onesimus to faith. Ὀνήσιμος (Onēsimos, Onesimus—name means "useful/profitable," v. 11 plays on this). Paul delays naming Onesimus until verse 10, building suspense. Readers would recognize the irony: Paul, prisoner, advocates for the fugitive slave who reached him in Rome.Whom I have begotten in my bonds (ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς, hon egennēsa en tois desmois)—...

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