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Philemon 1
Philemon 1:8-10
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Paul’s Plea for Onesimus
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Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,
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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,
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who became my son while I was in chains.
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1 Corinthians 1:10
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ver 1,23; S
Ephesians 3:1
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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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"Onesimus" means "useful."
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