| 1:4 |
I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, |
I thank my God, always making mention of you in my prayers, |
| 1:6 |
and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christs sake. |
and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the full knowledge of every good thing which is in you for the sake of Christ. |
| 1:8 |
Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper, |
Therefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to command you to do what is proper, |
| 1:9 |
yet for loves sake I rather appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— |
yet for loves sake I rather plead with you—since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— |
| 1:10 |
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment, |
I plead with you for my child Onesimus, of whom I became a father in my chains, |
| 1:12 |
I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart, |
I have sent him back to you in person, that is, my very heart, |
| 1:13 |
whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel; |
whom I intended to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel, |
| 1:14 |
but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will. |
but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but voluntary. |
| 1:17 |
If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me. |
If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would accept me. |
| 1:18 |
But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account; |
But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account. |
| 1:20 |
Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. |
Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ! |
| 1:22 |
At the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you. |
And at the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you. |