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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Philemon 1:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
yet the claims of love make me prefer to plead with you — yes, even me, Paul, though I am an ambassador for Christ Jesus and, now a prisoner for him as well.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
so bitte ich doch vielmehr um der Liebe willen, da ich nun ein solcher bin, wie Paulus, der Alte, jetzt aber auch ein Gefangener Jesu Christi.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ruégote más bien por amor, siendo tal cual soy, Pablo viejo, y aun ahora prisionero de Jesucristo:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Em vez disso por amor eu te peço, ainda que eu seja tal, Paulo, o velho, e também agora um prisioneiro de Jesus Cristo;
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
em nome do amor prefiro solicitar; eu, Paulo, um homem velho e, agora, prisioneiro por causa de Cristo Jesus.
📖 Philemon 1:9 in Context
7For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
8Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
9Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
11Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
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