Philemon 1:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Philemon 1:12

10 I appeal to you for my son ^aOnesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains,

11 who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me.

12 I am sending him¹ back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own² heart,

13 whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

14 But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, ^athat your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.

15 For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever,

Verse Comparison: Philemon 1:12

American Standard Version
whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:

Amplified® Bible
I am sending him back to you in his own person, [and it is like sending] my very heart.

Contemporary English Version
Sending Onesimus back to you makes me very sad.

Darby English Version
whom I have sent back to thee: [but do *thou* receive] him, that is, *my* bowels:

Good News Bible
I am sending him back to you now, and with him goes my heart.

International Standard Version
I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you.

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

New American Standard Bible
I have sent him back to you in person, that is, {sending} my very heart,

New International Version
I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you.

New King James Version
I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I have sent him back to you in person, namely, sending my very heart,

Young's Literal Translation
whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,

New English Translation
I have sent¹ him (who is my very heart)² back to you.