Philemon 1:1

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Philemon 1:1

Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

A prisoner

2 Timothy 1:8

Timothy

2 Corinthians 1:1

Colossians 1:1

2 Thessalonians 1:1

And fellowlabourer

Bible References

A prisoner

Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

For which I am a representative in chains, and that I may say without fear the things which it is right for me to say.

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

Timothy

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the purpose of God, and Timothy our brother,

Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

And fellowlabourer

And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.

For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.

But it seemed to me necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, who has taken part with me in the work and in the fight, and your servant, sent by you for help in my need;

And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.

And Jesus, whose other name is Justus; these are of the circumcision: they are my only brother-workers for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort to me.

We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;