Philemon 1:9 KJV — MannaFest

Philemon 1:9

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.

KJV

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ASV

yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:

WEB

I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

YLT

because of the love I rather entreat, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;

DBT

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

About this book

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Philemon — The shortest Pauline letter. Paul appeals for Onesimus — runaway slave now a brother in Christ — on grounds of reconciliation, not coercion.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (v. 1)
Date: c. AD 60–62, from Roman imprisonment — companion letter to Colossians

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27 verses on the floor

Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Proverbs 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
1 Corinthians 1:10
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Ephesians 3:1
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
Philemon 1:1
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

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Years bespeak respect; and the motions of such, in things lawful and fit, should be received with regard. The request of an aged apostle, and now suffering for Christ and his gospel, should be tenderly considered.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

With what endearment, in the next verse, does he call Onesimus his son, before he names his name! And as soon as he had mentioned it, with what fine address does he just touch on his former faults, and instantly pass on to the happy change that was now made upon him! So disposing Philemon to attend to his request, and the motives wherewith he was going to enforce it.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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