Act now to share the love of Christ in the Middle East
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Philemon 1:8-14
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Philemon 1:8-14
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Paul’s Plea for Onesimus
8
Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,
9
yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—
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that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus,
[a]
who became my son while I was in chains.
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Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
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I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you.
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I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains for the gospel.
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But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary.
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1.
1 Corinthians 1:10
2.
ver 1,23; S
Ephesians 3:1
3.
S
1 Thessalonians 2:11
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1 Corinthians 4:15
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Colossians 4:9
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Acts 21:33
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ver 10; S
Acts 21:33
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2 Corinthians 9:7
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1 Peter 5:2
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[a].
"Onesimus" means "useful."
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