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Philemon 8-10
Contemporary English Version

Paul Speaks to Philemon about Onesimus

8 Christ gives me the courage to tell you what to do. 9 But I would rather ask you to do it simply because of love. Yes, as someone[a] in jail for Christ, 10 (A) I beg you to help Onesimus![b] He is like a son to me because I led him to Christ here in jail.

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Footnotes

  1. 9 someone: Greek “a messenger” or “an old man.”
  2. 10 Onesimus: In Greek this name means “useful.”
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