Philemon 1:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you and me.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Tim 4:11 : 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help to me in ministry.
  • 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • Luke 15:32 : 32 It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”
  • Luke 17:10 : 10 So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say,‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.’”
  • Rom 3:12 : 12 All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.”
  • Job 30:1-2 : 1 Job’s Present Misery“But now they mock me, those who are younger than I, whose fathers I disdained too much to put with my sheep dogs. 2 Moreover, the strength of their hands– what use was it to me? Men whose strength had perished;
  • Matt 25:30 : 30 And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  • Luke 15:24 : 24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again– he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

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    6I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.

    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

    9I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love– I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus–

    10I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,

  • Col 4:8-9
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    8I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

    9I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

  • Phlm 1:12-20
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    12I have sent him(who is my very heart) back to you.

    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

    14However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.

    15For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

    16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.

    17Therefore if you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.

    18Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.

    19I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.

    20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

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    11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help to me in ministry.

  • 2 Tim 1:15-18
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    15You know that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

    16May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.

    17But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me.

    18May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

  • Phlm 1:1-2
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    1¶ Salutation From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and colaborer,

    2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.

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    23Concluding Greetings Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.

  • Phil 1:11-13
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    11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.

    12Ministry as a Prisoner I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

    13The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,

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    17I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I?

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    10Appreciation for Support I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me.(Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

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    30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

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    13For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

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    12I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!

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    23They were only hearing,“The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.”

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    20For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.

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