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# General Information:
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Onesimus is the name of a man. He was apparently Philemon's slave and had stolen something and ran away.
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# my child Onesimus
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"my son Onesimus." Paul speaks of the way he is friends with Onesimus as if it were the way a father and his son love each other. Onesimus was not Paul's actual son, but he received spiritual life when Paul taught him about Jesus, and Paul loved him. AT: "my spiritual son Onesimus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# Onesimus
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The name "Onesimus" means "profitable" or "useful." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# whom I have fathered in my chains
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Here "fathered" is a metaphor that means Paul converted Onesimus to Christ. AT: "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" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# in my chains ... while I am in chains
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Prisoners were often bound in chains. Paul was in prison when he taught Onesimus and was still in prison when he wrote this letter. AT: "while I was in prison ... while I am in prison" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# I have sent him back to you
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Paul was probably sending Onesimus with another believer who carried this letter.
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# who is my very heart
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"Heart" here is a metonym for inner life, or "motivation for living." AT: "who is my very motivation for living" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# so he could serve me for you
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"so that, since you cannot be here, he might help me" or "so that he could help me in your place"
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# for the sake of the gospel
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Paul was in prison because he preached the gospel publicly. This can be stated explicitly. AT: "because I preach the gospel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/goodnews]] |