Philemon 1:10 BSB — MannaFest

Philemon 1:10

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

KJV

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Philemon (420)

In wishing to obtain what he asks for, he now asserts that he is pleading not for Philemon's slave, but for his own son. And regarding that son whom he has begotten in the chains of the gospel, that is, which he endured for the sake of Christ's gospel.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

14 , Many brethren, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word of the Lord without fear. When God's servants are bound, yet his word and Spirit are not bound; spiritual children may then be born to them.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus - It is evident from this that Onesimus was converted by St. Paul while he was prisoner at Rome, and perhaps not long before he wrote this epistle.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I beseech thee--emphatically repeated from Phm 9. In the Greek, the name "Onesimus" is skilfully put last, he puts first a favorable description of him before he mentions the name that had fallen into so bad repute with Philemon.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
παρακαλῶ	parakalō	I exhort	G3870 →
σε	se	you	G4771 →
περὶ	peri	for	G4012 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
ἐμοῦ	emou	my	G1473 →
τέκνου	teknou	child	G5043 →
ὃν	hon	whom	G3739 →
ἐγέννησα	egennēsa	I have begotten	G1080 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τοῖς	tois	the	G3588 →
δεσμοῖς	desmois	chains	G1199 →
Ὀνήσιμον,	Onēsimon	Onesimus,	G3682 →

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 4:19
My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,
leads to
- Ephesians 4:13
  until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
- Romans 13:14
  Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
- Romans 8:29
  For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
- Ephesians 4:24
  and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
- Colossians 4:12
  Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the…
Through
1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:2
  To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Titus 1:4
  To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
- 1 Corinthians 4:14–17
  I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.