MANNAFEST

Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

KJV

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ASV

whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

WEB

I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

YLT

whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,

DBT

whom I was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;

About this book

New Testament

PhilemonThe 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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