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Philemon 10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 10 I am appealing to you for my child, whose father I became+ while in prison,* O·nesʹi·mus.+

Philemon 10

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 10 παρακαλῶ I am encouraging σε you περὶ about τοῦ the ἐμοῦ my τέκνου, child, ὃν whom ἐγέννησα I generated ἐν in τοῖς the δεσμοῖς bonds Ὀνήσιμον, Onesimus,

Philemon 10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 10 I am exhorting you concerning my child,+ to whom I became a father+ while in my [prison] bonds, O·nesʹi·mus,*+

Philemon 10

The Bible in Living English
- 10 I am appealing to you about my child who has been born to me in my chains, Onesimus,

Philemon 10

The Emphasized Bible
- 10 I exhort thee concerning my own child Whom I have begotten in my bonds,—Onesimus:

Philemon Study Notes

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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  Onesimus: Onesimus was a slave who may have robbed his Christian master, Philemon, before running away to Rome, where Onesimus became a Christian. (Phm 18; see study note on Col 4:9.) Though Onesimus is the subject of Paul’s brief letter, this is the first mention of him. Paul explains that while he was imprisoned in Rome, he became like a father to Onesimus. Paul even calls him my child, which suggests that the apostle may have played a role in his conversion to Christianity.—Compare 1Co 4:15; Ga 4:19.