Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Paul, a prisoner of Christ
Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to
Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker
,
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ
, and Timothy our brother, unto
Philemon our dearly
beloved ,
and fellowlabourer
,
and to Apphia
our sister
, and to
Archippus our fellow-soldier
, and to the church in thy house:
And to our beloved
Apphia
, and Archippus our fellowsoldier
, and to the church in thy house:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you ,
and peace ,
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I thank my God always
, making mention of thee in my prayers,
I thank my God, making mention of thee always
in my prayers,
hearing of thy love ,
and of
the
faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the
saints;
Hearing of thy love and faith ,
which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
that the fellowship
of thy faith may become effectual ,
in
the knowledge
of every good thing which is in you ,
unto
Christ.
That the communication
of thy faith may become effectual by
the acknowledging
of every good thing which is in you in
Christ Jesus
.
For I
had
much
joy and comfort
in thy love, because the hearts
of the saints have
been
refreshed through
thee, brother.
For we
have
great
joy and consolation
in thy love, because the bowels
of the saints are
refreshed by
thee, brother.
Wherefore, though I have
all
boldness
in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting
,
Wherefore, though I might
be
much
bold
in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient
,
yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a
one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also
of Christ
Jesus :
Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee
, being such an
one as Paul the aged, and now also
a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
I beseech thee for my child
, whom I have begotten in my bonds ,
Onesimus,
I beseech thee for my son
Onesimus
, whom I have begotten in my bonds :
who
once
was unprofitable
to thee, but now is
profitable to thee and to me:
Which
in
time
past
was to thee unprofitable
, but now profitable to thee and to me:
whom I have sent back
to
thee
in
his
own
person
, that is, my
very
heart
:
Whom I have sent again:
thou
therefore
receive
him
, that is, mine
own
bowels
:
whom I would fain
have kept
with me, that in thy behalf
he might minister
unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
Whom I would have retained
with me, that in thy stead
he might have
ministered
unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
but without thy mind I
would do nothing; that thy goodness
should not be as of necessity, but of
free
will
.
But without thy mind would I
do nothing; that thy benefit
should not be as it
were
of necessity, but willingly
.
For perhaps he was
therefore parted
`from
thee'
for a season, that thou shouldest have
him for ever;
For perhaps he therefore departed
for a season, that thou shouldest receive
him for ever;
no
longer
as a servant, but more
than
a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather
to
thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord .
Not
now
as a servant, but above
a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more
unto
thee, both in the flesh ,
and in the Lord ?
If then
thou countest
me a partner, receive him as myself.
If thou count
me therefore
a partner, receive him as myself.
But
if he hath wronged the
at
all
, or oweth `
thee '
aught
, put that to
mine account;
If he hath wronged thee
, or oweth thee ought
, put that on
mine account;
I Paul write
it with mine own hand, I will repay it: that
I say
not unto
thee that
thou owest to
me even thine own self besides.
I Paul have
written
it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit
I do
not say
to
thee how
thou owest unto
me even thine own self besides.
Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart
in Christ
.
Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels
in the
Lord
.
Having confidence in thine
obedience I write
unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even
beyond
what
I say.
Having confidence in thy
obedience I wrote
unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also
do more
than
I say.
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope
that through your prayers I shall be granted
unto you.
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust
that through your prayers I shall be given
unto you.
Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner
in Christ Jesus ,
saluteth
thee
;
There
salute
thee
Epaphras, my fellowprisoner
in Christ Jesus;
`and
so
do'
Mark
, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke
, my fellow-workers
.
Marcus
, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas
, my fellowlabourers
.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
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