¹⁰appeal to you for my son, ^qOnesimus. ^r^sI fathered ^t^uhim while I was in chains. ¹¹Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.

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r10 In Gk, Onesimus means useful.
t10 Referring to the fact that Paul led him to Christ; 1Co 4:15

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.)

NIVNew International Version (2011)

that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

appeal to you for my son, Onesimus. I became his father while I was in chains. Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.

I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison. Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I am appealing to you concerning my child whom I became the father of during my imprisonment, Onesimus. Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful to you and to me,

KJV 1900King James Version

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

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