Philemon 1:11

Once he proved to be useless, but now he is useful to you and me;

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

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Unprofitable

Matthew 25:30
And throw the good-for-nothing slave out into the darkness on the outside, where he will weep and grind his teeth.'
Luke 17:10
So you too, when you do all that you are ordered to do, say, 'We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done.'"
Romans 3:12
They all have turned aside, all have become corrupt; No one does good, not even one!
1 Peter 2:10
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once His mercy had not been shown you, but now it has.

Profitable

Luke 15:24
because this son of mine was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found!' So they began to celebrate.
2 Timothy 4:11
Luke is the only one who is now with me. Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for he is of great service to me,

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Luke 17:10
So you too, when you do all that you are ordered to do, say, 'We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done.'"