I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
I entreat thee concerning my child--whom I did beget in my bonds--Onesimus,
I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,
Philemon — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1. A prisoner of Jesus Christ. In the same sense in which he elsewhere calls himself an Apostle of Christ, or a minister of Christ, he now calls himself "a prisoner of Christ;" because the chains by which he was bound on account of the gospel, were the ornaments or…