King James Version
I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:(Philemon 1:10)
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:(Philemon 1:11)
Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:(Philemon 1:12)
Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.(Philemon 1:14)
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;(Philemon 1:15)
Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?(Philemon 1:16)

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Philemon 1:13 - Cross Reference

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, (Ephesians 3:1)
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, (Ephesians 4:1)
I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied. (1 Corinthians 16:17)
Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me. (Philippians 2:30)
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. (Philippians 1:7)
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, (Philemon 1:1)