1:1 |
tNIV | Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker, | Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker,— | Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker,— |
1:2 |
tNIV | to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your home: | also to Apphia our sister, to and Archippus our fellow soldier— and to the church that meets in your home: | also to Apphia our sister, to and Archippus our fellow soldier— and to the church that meets in your home: |
1:3 |
tNIV | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace and peace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace and peace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
1:5 |
NIV2011 | because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. | because I hear about your love for all his people and your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. | because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. |
1:6 |
tNIV | I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. | I pray that you your partnership with us in the faith may be active effective in sharing deepening your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in share for the sake of Christ. | I pray that you your partnership with us in the faith may be active effective in sharing deepening your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in share for the sake of Christ. |
1:7 |
tNIV | Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. | Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints Lord’s people. | Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints Lord’s people. |
1:9 |
tNIV | yet I appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, as Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— | yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— | yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— |
1:10 |
tNIV | I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. | that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. | that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. |
1:14 |
tNIV | But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and not forced. | But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and would not seem forced but would be voluntary. | But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and would not seem forced but would be voluntary. |
1:15 |
tNIV | Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good— | Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good forever— | Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good forever— |
1:16 |
tNIV | no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord. | no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord. | no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord. |