Philemon 1:11
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
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Philemon 1:11
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
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Philemon 1:1
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
Philemon 1:8
Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
Philemon 1:9
yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
Philemon 1:10
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
Philemon 1:11
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
Philemon 1:12
I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
Philemon 1:13
whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
Philemon 1:14
But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
Philemon 1:15
For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever,
Philemon 1:16
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Philemon 1:17
If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
Philemon 1:18
But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.
Philemon 1:19
I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
Philemon 1:20
Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
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Romans 3:12
They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”
Psalms 16:2
My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
Matthew 25:30
Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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Matthew 25:40
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
Matthew 10:42
Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.”
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Luke 17:10
Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’ ”
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2 Timothy 2:21
If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.
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2 Timothy 4:11
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.
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