Berean Standard Bible
“Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.”
Paul is appealing to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus, a runaway slave who has become a believer and a helper to Paul in prison. He plays on the meaning of the name Onesimus, useful.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
World English Bible (WEB)
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
King James Version (KJV)
Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
American Standard Version (ASV)
who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
who once was to you unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to you,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
El cual en otro tiempo te fué inútil, mas ahora á ti y á mí es útil;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Él no te ha sido útil en el pasado, pero ahora nos es útil a ti y a mí.
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