Philemon 1:11

Once he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you as well as to me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

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Bible References

Unprofitable

Job 30:1
“But now those younger than I mock and laugh at me,
Whose fathers I refused to put with the sheepdogs of my flock.
Matthew 25:30
And throw out the worthless servant into the outer darkness; in that place [of grief and torment] there will be weeping [over sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [over distress and anger].
Luke 17:10
So you too, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants [undeserving of praise or a reward, for we have not gone beyond our obligation]; we have merely done what we ought to do.’”
Romans 3:12

All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
1 Peter 2:10
Once you were not a people [at all], but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Profitable

Luke 15:24
for this son of mine was [as good as] dead and is alive again; he was lost and has been found.’ So they began to celebrate.
2 Timothy 4:11
Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very helpful to me for the ministry.

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Luke 17:10
So you too, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants [undeserving of praise or a reward, for we have not gone beyond our obligation]; we have merely done what we ought to do.’”