Philemon 1:10 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

Philemon 1:9 Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Philemon 1:10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

Philemon 1:11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

Philemon 1:12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beseech", "thee", "onesimus", "begotten", and "bonds". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beseech" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Yet for love s sake I rather..." into verse 11's "Which in time past was to thee...", so "beseech" and "thee" belong inside that flow. In Philemon context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "beseech" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.