New American Standard Bible 1995

Philemon 1:10-13

10IappealπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870to you for mychildτέκνουteknouG5043OnesimusὈνήσιμον,OnēsimonG3682,whomὃνhonG3739I have begottenἐγέννησαegennēsaG1080in myimprisonmentδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199,

11who formerlyποτέpoteG4218was uselessἄχρηστονachrēstonG890to you, but nowνυνὶnuniG3570is usefulεὔχρηστον,euchrēstonG2173bothG2532to you and to me.

12I have sentG375him backἀνέπεμψάanepempsaG375to you in personαὐτόν,autonG846, that is, sendingmy very heartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698,

13whomὃνhonG3739I wishedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to keepκατέχειν,katecheinG2722with me, soἵναinaG2443that on your behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228he might ministerδιακονῇdiakonēaG1247to me in myimprisonmentδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199for the gospelεὐαγγελίου·euangeliouG2098;

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