Philemon 1:10

King James Version

I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

Philemon 1:10KJV

Philemon 1:10 in context

8Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

9Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

10I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

11Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

12Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

The gospel and forgiveness — a personal letter about welcoming back a runaway as a brother.