New American Standard Bible 2020

Philemon 1:10-13

10IappealπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870to you for mysonτέκνουteknouG5043OnesimusὈνήσιμον,OnēsimonG3682,whomὃνhonG3739IfatheredἐγέννησαegennēsaG1080in myimprisonmentδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199,

11who previouslyποτέpoteG4218was uselessἄχρηστονachrēstonG890to you, but nowνυνὶnuniG3570is usefulεὔχρηστον,euchrēstonG2173bothG2532to you and to me.

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

13whomὃνhonG3739I wantedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to keepκατέχειν,katecheinG2722with me, soἵναinaG2443thatG2443inG5228your behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228he might beG1247atG1247my serviceG1247in myimprisonmentδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199for the gospelεὐαγγελίου·euangeliouG2098;

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