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Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus

Philemon 1:11

In 9 translations

BSB
Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
KJV
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
WEB
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
ASV
who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:
LSV
who once was to you unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to you,
YLT
who once was to thee unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to thee,
DBY
once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:
DRC
Who hath been heretofore unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable both to me and thee,
GNV
Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27 include καὶ (“both”); Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read δὲ; Nestle–Aland 28th edition add καὶ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον νυνὶ δὲ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον,
RP2018
τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον, νυνὶ δὲ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον, ὃν ἀνέπεμψα·
TR-Boyd
τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον, νυνὶ δὲ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον, ὃν ἀνέπεμψα·
SCR1894
τον ποτε σοι αχρηστον νυνι δε σοι και εμοι ευχρηστον ον ανεπεμψα

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Timothy 4:11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
  • Job 30:1–2“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to entrust with my sheep dogs. What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?
  • Luke 15:32But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
  • 1 Peter 2:10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • Luke 17:10So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
  • Matthew 25:30And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  • Romans 3:12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
  • Luke 15:24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

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