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Philemon 9-11
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9 yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love—and I, Paul, do this as an old man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus.[a] 10 I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment.(A) 11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful[b] to[c] you and to me.

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  1. 9 Or as an ambassador of Christ Jesus, and now also his prisoner
  2. 11 The name Onesimus means useful or beneficial
  3. 11 Other ancient authorities read both to
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