Philemon 1:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,

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  • Col 4:9 : 9 And with him I have sent Onesimus, the true and well-loved brother, who is one of you. They will give you word of everything which is taking place here.
  • 1 Cor 4:15 : 15 For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.
  • Gal 4:19 : 19 My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,
  • 1 Tim 1:2 : 2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Titus 1:4 : 4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
  • 2 Sam 9:1-7 : 1 And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan? 2 Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am. 3 And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged. 4 And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, He is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. 5 Then King David sent, and had him taken from Lo-debar, from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel. 6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, came to David, and falling down on his face, gave him honour. And David said, Mephibosheth. And answering he said, Your servant is here. 7 And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.
  • 2 Sam 18:5 : 5 And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.
  • 2 Sam 19:37-38 : 37 Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you. 38 And the king said in answer, Let Chimham go over with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you: and whatever your desire is, I will do it for you.
  • Mark 9:17 : 17 And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Phlm 1:8-9
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    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

    9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:

  • Phlm 1:11-13
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    11 Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:

    12 Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:

    13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

  • Col 4:9
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    9 And with him I have sent Onesimus, the true and well-loved brother, who is one of you. They will give you word of everything which is taking place here.

  • Phlm 1:15-20
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    15 For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

    16 No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.

    17 If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

    18 If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account.

    19 I, Paul, writing this myself, say, I will make payment to you: and I do not say to you that you are in debt to me even for your life.

    20 So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.

  • Phlm 1:1-2
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    1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,

    2 And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house:

  • 1 Cor 4:15-17
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    15 For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.

    16 So my desire is that you take me as your example.

    17 For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and true child in the Lord; he will make clear to you my ways in Christ, even as I am teaching everywhere in every church.

  • 2 Tim 1:16-18
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    16 May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;

    17 But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me

    18 (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.

  • Gal 4:12
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    12 My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

  • Rom 1:9-10
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    9 For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

    10 And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

  • Rom 15:30
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    30 Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me;

  • 2 Cor 2:8-9
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    8 For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts.

    9 And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

  • Heb 13:19
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    19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.

  • 2 Cor 10:1-2
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    1 Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:

    2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

  • Phlm 1:22-23
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    22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.

    23 Epaphras, my brother-prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his love;

  • Eph 3:1
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    1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

  • Eph 4:1
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    1 I then, the prisoner in the Lord, make this request from my heart, that you will see that your behaviour is a credit to the position which God's purpose has given you,

  • Gal 4:19
    68%

    19 My children, of whom I am again in birth-pains till Christ is formed in you,

  • Heb 13:22
    68%

    22 But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.

  • Phil 1:8
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    8 For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

  • Phil 1:13
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    13 So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;

  • Col 1:7
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    7 As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,

  • 1 Tim 1:3
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    3 It was my desire, when I went on into Macedonia, that you might make a stop at Ephesus, to give orders to certain men not to put forward a different teaching,

  • Phil 4:2
    67%

    2 I make request to Euodias and Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.

  • Col 4:18
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    18 I, Paul, give you this word of love in my handwriting. Keep in memory that I am a prisoner. Grace be with you.

  • Phil 2:22
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    22 But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • Phlm 1:4
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    4 I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,

  • Eph 3:14
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    14 For this cause I go down on my knees before the Father,

  • 2 Tim 2:1
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    1 So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

  • Phil 1:4
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    4 And in all my prayers for you all, making my request with joy,

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4 Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

  • Col 4:12
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    12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.

  • 2 Tim 1:2
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    2 To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.