KJVWherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,
So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
Wherefore, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit--
Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,
Philemon — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1. A prisoner of Jesus Christ. In the same sense in which he elsewhere calls himself an Apostle of Christ, or a minister of Christ, he now calls himself "a prisoner of Christ;" because the chains by which he was bound on account of the gospel, were the ornaments or…