Philemon 1:10 meaning and explanation
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
Philemon 1:10, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is writing from prison to Philemon, a wealthy believer in whose house the church meets, about Onesimus, Philemon's runaway slave. In verse 10 Paul calls Onesimus "my child," using the language of spiritual fatherhood: through Paul's ministry during his imprisonment, Onesimus became a believer.
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