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11 In the past he was useless to you. But now he has become useful[a] for both you and me.

12 I am sending him back to you, but it’s as hard as losing part of myself. 13 I would like to keep him here to help me while I am still in prison for telling the Good News. By helping me here, he would be representing you.

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Footnotes

  1. Philemon 1:11 useless … useful Paul here makes a play on words with the name Onesimus, which means “useful.”

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