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Onesimus
"Useful; profitable"
Philemon 1:10
Who they were
A runaway slave whom Paul met in prison and converted to Christianity. Paul's letter to Philemon pleading for his acceptance is the Bible's most personal appeal.
Themes
redemptionusefulnessreconciliationgrace
Read their story
Onesimus's story begins in Philemon.
The full passage is at Philemon 1:10. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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