Philemon 1:10

“I beseech thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bonds,”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for Philemon 1:10

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
- King James Version

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
- American Standard Version (1901)

My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,
- Basic English Bible

I exhort thee for *my* child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,
- Darby Bible

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
- Webster's Bible

I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have become while in my chains--I mean Onesimus.
- Weymouth Bible

I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,
- World English Bible

Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,
- Wycliffe Bible

I entreat thee concerning my child -- whom I did beget in my bonds -- Onesimus,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for Philemon 1:10

Wesley's Notes for Philemon 1:10

1:10 Whom I have begotten in my bonds - The son of my age.


People's Bible Notes for Philemon 1:10


Phm 1:10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus. His spiritual son, whom he has begotten in [his] bonds, while a prisoner in chains, had converted. It is possible that Epaphras met Onesimus, his fellow-townsman in Rome, and brought him to Paul.

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