10 appeal to you for my son,(A) Onesimus.[a](B) I fathered[b](C) him while I was in chains.

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  1. Philemon 1:10 In Gk, Onesimus means useful.
  2. Philemon 1:10 Referring to the fact that Paul led him to Christ; 1Co 4:15

10 that I appeal to you for my son(A) Onesimus,[a](B) who became my son while I was in chains.(C)

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  1. Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means useful.

16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave—as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh(A) and in the Lord.[a](B)

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  1. Philemon 1:16 Both physically and spiritually

16 no longer as a slave,(A) but better than a slave, as a dear brother.(B) He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.

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