Philemon 1:11
Philemon 1:10-14 The Message (MSG)
While here in jail, I’ve fathered a child, so to speak. And here he is, hand-carrying this letter—Onesimus! He was useless to you before; now he’s useful to both of us. I’m sending him back to you, but it feels like I’m cutting off my right arm in doing so. I wanted in the worst way to keep him here as your stand-in to help out while I’m in jail for the Message. But I didn’t want to do anything behind your back, make you do a good deed that you hadn’t willingly agreed to.
Philemon 1:11 King James Version (KJV)
which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me
Philemon 1:11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.
Philemon 1:11 New Century Version (NCV)
In the past he was useless to you, but now he has become useful for both you and me.
Philemon 1:11 American Standard Version (ASV)
who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me
Philemon 1:11 New International Version (NIV)
Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
Philemon 1:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me.
Philemon 1:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Once he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you as well as to me.
Philemon 1:11 New Living Translation (NLT)
Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.