Paul’s Fatherly Care

14 I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.(A)

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Paul’s Appeal and Warning

14 I am writing this not to shame you(A) but to warn you as my dear children.(B)

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19 My children,(A) I am again suffering labor pains(B) for you until Christ is formed in you.

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19 My dear children,(A) for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,(B)

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To Timothy,(A) my true son in the faith.

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the[a] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:2 Other mss read our

To Timothy(A) my true son(B) in the faith:

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(C)

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10 appeal to you for my son,(A) Onesimus.[a](B) I fathered[b](C) him while I was in chains.

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  1. Philemon 1:10 In Gk, Onesimus means useful.
  2. Philemon 1:10 Referring to the fact that Paul led him to Christ; 1Co 4:15

10 that I appeal to you for my son(A) Onesimus,[a](B) who became my son while I was in chains.(C)

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  1. Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means useful.