Philemon 1
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Philemon 1:4-10

41I thankG2168 my GodG2316 alwaysG3842, makingG4160 mentionG3417 of you in my prayersG4335, 5because I 2hearG191 of your loveG26 and of the faithG4102 whichG3739 you haveG2192 towardG4314 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 and towardG1519 allG3956 the 3saintsG40; 6and I pray that the fellowshipG2842 of your faithG4102 may becomeG1096 effectiveG1756 4throughG1722 the 5knowledgeG1922 of everyG3956 goodG18 thingG18 which is in you 6for the sakeG1519 of ChristG5547. 7For I have hadG2192 greatG4183 7joyG5479 and comfortG3874 in your loveG26, becauseG3754 the 8heartsG4698 of the 9saintsG40 have been 10refreshedG373 throughG1223 you, brotherG80.

8ThereforeG1352, 11though I haveG2192 12enoughG4183 confidenceG3954 in ChristG5547 to orderG2004 you to do whatG3588 is 13properG433, 9yet for love’sG26 sakeG1223 I ratherG3123 14appealG3870 to you--since I amG1510 suchG5108 aG5108 personG5108 as PaulG3972, 15an 16oldG4246 manG4246, and nowG3570 alsoG2532 17a prisonerG1198 of 18ChristG5547 JesusG2424-- 10I 19appealG3870 to you for my 2021sonG5043 2223OnesimusG3682, whomG3739 I 24fatheredG1080 in my 25imprisonmentG1199,

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Notes

  1. 1. Philemon 1:4 Rom 1:8f ↩
  2. 2. Philemon 1:5 Eph 1:15; Col 1:4; 1 Thess 3:6 ↩
  3. 3. Philemon 1:5 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  4. 4. Philemon 1:6 Or in ↩
  5. 5. Philemon 1:6 Phil 1:9; Col 1:9; 3:10 ↩
  6. 6. Philemon 1:6 Lit toward Christ ↩
  7. 7. Philemon 1:7 2 Cor 7:4, 13 ↩
  8. 8. Philemon 1:7 Lit inward parts ↩
  9. 9. Philemon 1:7 See note v 5 ↩
  10. 10. Philemon 1:7 1 Cor 16:18; Philem 20 ↩
  11. 11. Philemon 1:8 2 Cor 3:12; 1 Thess 2:6 ↩
  12. 12. Philemon 1:8 Lit much ↩
  13. 13. Philemon 1:8 Eph 5:4 ↩
  14. 14. Philemon 1:9 Rom 12:1 ↩
  15. 15. Philemon 1:9 Or an ambassador ↩
  16. 16. Philemon 1:9 Titus 2:2 ↩
  17. 17. Philemon 1:9 Philem 1 ↩
  18. 18. Philemon 1:9 Gal 3:26; 1 Tim 1:12; Philem 23 ↩
  19. 19. Philemon 1:10 Rom 12:1 ↩
  20. 20. Philemon 1:10 Or child ↩
  21. 21. Philemon 1:10 1 Cor 4:14f ↩
  22. 22. Philemon 1:10 I.e., useful ↩
  23. 23. Philemon 1:10 Col 4:9 ↩
  24. 24. Philemon 1:10 I.e., led to the Lord ↩
  25. 25. Philemon 1:10 Lit bonds ↩

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