Philemon 1:15
“For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Philemon 1:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
It may be that he was separated from you for an hour, for this reason, so that you might have him back for ever,
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn vielleicht ist er deswegen für eine Zeit von dir getrennt gewesen, auf daß du ihn für immer besitzen mögest,
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque acaso por esto se ha apartado de ti por algún tiempo, para que le recibieses para siempre;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque talvez por isso que ele tenha se separado de ti por algum tempo, para que tu o recebesses de volta para sempre.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Talvez por isso ele tenha sido separado de ti por um momento, para que o tivesses de volta definitivamente,
📖 Philemon 1:15 in Context
13Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
14But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
17If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
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