Most Popular Bible Verses in Philemon

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Having confidence in thy obedience, I have written unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do more than I say.

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and to Apphia the beloved, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church at thy house:

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grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,

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hearing of thy love and faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and unto all the saints;

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that there may be an operative communication of thy faith made known by every good thing, which is in you towards Jesus Christ.

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Wherefore, though I have in Christ great liberty to enjoin thee what is becoming,

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I entreat thee for my son, whom I have begotten during my bonds, Onesimus:

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whom I wished to detain about myself, that in thy stead he might have waited upon me during my bonds for the gospel:

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who in time past hath been an unprofitable servant to thee, but now very profitable to thee and to me:

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I rather for love's sake entreat, being such as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner for Jesus Christ.

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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Amen.

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whom I have sent back; thou therefore receive him, even as my own bowels:

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but without thy consent would I do nothing; that this good deed of thine might not be as of necessity, but from thy own choice.

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If therefore thou holdest me a sharer with thee, receive him as myself.

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no longer as a slave, but above a slave, as a brother beloved, especially by me, but how much more by thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

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For to this end perhaps was he separated from thee for a season, that thou mightest receive him for ever;

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If he hath injured thee or oweth thee ought, put that to my account;

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Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-labourers.

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Yea, brother, I wish to have joy in thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

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I Paul have given it under my own hand, I will repay it, not to say to thee, that thou owest even thine own self unto me.

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But at the same time prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

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There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

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PAUL, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy a brother, to Philemon the beloved, and our fellow-labourer,