Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.
WEB
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
YLT
having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;
DBT
Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentPhilemon — 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