PHM 1:10 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) So I’m going to encourage you concerning Onesimus who became my spiritual ‘son’ since I’ve been imprisoned.

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT I am appealing to you on behalf of my child Onesimus, whom I have fathered in my chains.

UST I am asking you do something for Onesimus. He has become like a son to me since I told him about the Messiah here in prison.

BSB § I appeal to you for my child Onesimus,[fn] whose father I became while I was in chains.

1:10 Onesimus means useful (see verse 11) or beneficial (see verse 20).

AICNT I appeal to you for my child, whom I have begotten[fn] while in {these}[fn] chains, Onesimus,

1:10, begotten: That is, become a father to.

1:10, these: Later manuscripts read “my.” BYZ TR

OEB I plead with you for this child of mine, Onesimus, to whom, in my prison, I have become a father.

WEBBE I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,[fn]

1:10 Onesimus means “useful”.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,

LSV I beg you concerning my child—whom I begot in my bonds—Onesimus,

FBV is appealing to you on behalf of Onesimus who became my adopted son during my imprisonment.

TCNT appeal to yoʋ on behalf of my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment.

T4T I request that you do something for someone who has become like my own son because I told him about Christ [MET] while I have been a prisoner [MTY] here. His name is Onesimus.

LEB No LEB PHM 1:10 verse available

BBE My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,

Moff No Moff PHM book available

Wymth I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have become while in my chains—I mean Onesimus.

ASV I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

DRA I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bands, Onesimus,

YLT I entreat thee concerning my child — whom I did beget in my bonds — Onesimus,

Drby I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,

RV I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

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

KJB-1769 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
(I beseech/implore thee/you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: )

KJB-1611 I beseech thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bonds,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps I beseche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whom I haue begotten in my bondes:
(I beseche thee/you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bondes:)

Gnva I beseeche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bondes,
(I beseeche thee/you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bondes, )

Cvdl I beseke the for my sonne Onesimus (whom I haue begotten in my bondes)
(I beseke the for my son Onesimus (whom I have begotten in my bondes))

TNT I beseche the for my sonne Onesimus whom I begat in my bondes
(I beseche the for my son Onesimus whom I begat in my bondes )

Wycl Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,
(I beseech/implore thee/you for my son Onesyme, whom I in boondis bigat,)

Luth So ermahne ich dich um meines Sohnes willen, Onesimus, den ich gezeuget habe in meinen Banden,
(So ermahne I you/yourself around/by/for my sones willen, Onesimus, the I gezeuget have in my Banden,)

ClVg obsecro te pro meo filio, quem genui in vinculis, Onesimo,[fn]
(obsecro you(sg) for mine filio, which genui in vinculis, Onesimo, )

1.10 Obsecro te. Magnum est non de humili, sed de sublimi, si se inclinat et obsecrat. Senex. Seni magis ætatis similitudine debet obsequi.

1.10 Obsecro you(sg). Magnum it_is not/no about humili, but about sublimi, when/but_if se inclinat and obsecrat. Senex. Seni magis ætatis similitudine debet obsequi.

UGNT παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου, ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς, Ὀνήσιμον;
(parakalō se peri tou emou teknou, hon egennaʸsa en tois desmois, Onaʸsimon;)

SBL-GNT παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου, ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς ⸀δεσμοῖς Ὀνήσιμον,
(parakalō se peri tou emou teknou, hon egennaʸsa en tois ⸀desmois Onaʸsimon,)

TC-GNT Παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου, ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς [fn]μου, Ὀνήσιμον,
(Parakalō se peri tou emou teknou, hon egennaʸsa en tois desmois mou, Onaʸsimon, )

1:10 μου 97.3% ¦ — CT 2.5%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Slavery

Slavery was an accepted way of life in the Roman world. Prisoners of war were often made slaves, many were born into slavery, and individuals could voluntarily become slaves for a period of time to work off a debt. A large percentage of the population, including many Christians, were either slaves or freed slaves (see Acts 6:9). Why, then, did Paul not denounce slavery?

There appear to be two reasons. First, slavery in the Roman world was very different from the kind of slavery familiar to the Western world. Slavery was not race-based, and it was seldom lifelong; most slaves could expect to be freed by the age of thirty. In fact, a number of people sold themselves into slavery for upward social mobility into otherwise unattainable social circles. Some slaves were well educated and held responsible positions in their households and in society; many had amicable relations with their masters. In the Roman world, Christians like Philemon would have felt no compunction about owning slaves.

The second reason that Paul did not decry the institution of slavery was that his calling was not to change the structures of society, but to build the church—to see people converted and their lives spiritually transformed. For Paul, whether a believer is a slave or not is somewhat irrelevant, as are external circumstances generally; the important thing is serving Christ, whatever one’s situation in life. In other words, Paul is more concerned with Christian life and witness than with physical emancipation. So even slaves can do their work as an act of worship (Eph 6:5-8; Col 3:22-24; cp. 1 Tim 6:1-2). When Paul addresses Christian slaves, he encourages them to accept their lot as a calling in which they can serve Christ; he is their real Master, and in him they are really free (1 Cor 7:20-24).

Paradoxically, every Christian (whether slave or free), having been freed from the most tragic form of slavery—slavery to sin—can now experience true freedom by living as a slave of God and of righteousness (Rom 6:6-22). For Paul, this is the only kind of slavery and freedom that is ultimately significant.

Passages for Further Study

Rom 6:6-22; 1 Cor 7:20-24; 9:19; Eph 6:5-8; Col 3:22-24; 1 Tim 6:1-2; Phlm 1:8-21

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

Ὀνήσιμον

Onesimus

Onesimus is the name of a man.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Ὀνήσιμον

Onesimus

The name Onesimus means “profitable” or “useful.” If it would be helpful to your readers, you could include this information in the text or in a footnote.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὃν ἐγέννησα

whom ˱I˲_bore

Here, fathered is a metaphor that means that Onesimus became a believer as Paul taught him about Christ. Alternate translation: “who received new life and became my spiritual son when I taught him about Christ” or “who became a spiritual son to me”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς

in my bonds

Prisoners were often bound in chains. Paul was in prison when he taught Onesimus and was still in prison when he wrote this letter. Alternate translation: “here in prison”

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