Philemon 1:11

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“Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.”

What this verse means

Read Philemon 1:11 in the flow of Philemon1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Philemon1 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“who once was to thee unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to thee,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Philemon 1:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 30:1“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to entrust with my sheep dogs.
  2. Matthew 25:30And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
  3. Luke 15:24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
  4. 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.’”
  5. 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.’”
  6. Romans 3:12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
  7. 2 Timothy 4:11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
  8. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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