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# my child Onesimus
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"my spiritual son Onesimus"
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# Onesimus
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The name "Onesimus" means "profitable" or "useful". He was apparently Philemon's slave and had stolen something and run away.
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# whom I have fathered in my chains
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"who became my spiritual son when I taught him about Christ and he received new life while I was in my chains" or "who became like a son to me while I was in my chains"
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# in my chains
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"while I have been in prison" or "while I was in prison"
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