Philemon 1:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Matt 23:8 : 8 But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
  • 1 Tim 6:2 : 2 And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:
  • Heb 3:1 : 1 For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith;
  • 1 Pet 1:22-23 : 22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart: 23 Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
  • Acts 9:17 : 17 And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 7:22 : 22 For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant.
  • Gal 4:28-29 : 28 Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are the children of the undertaking of God. 29 But as in those days he who had birth after the flesh was cruel to him who had birth after the Spirit, even so it is now.
  • Eph 6:5-7 : 5 Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ; 6 Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart; 7 Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:
  • 1 John 5:1 : 1 Everyone who has faith that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God: and everyone who has love for the Father has love for his child.

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  • Phlm 1:17-23
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    17If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

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

    19I, 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.

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

    21Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

    22And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.

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

  • Phlm 1:7-15
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    7For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

    8And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

    9Still, 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:

    10My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,

    11Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:

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

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

    14But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

    15For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

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    9And 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 1:1-3
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    1Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,

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

    3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    22But 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 2:28-30
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    28I have sent him, then, the more gladly, so that when you see him again, you may be happy and I may have the less sorrow.

    29So take him to your hearts in the Lord with all joy, and give honour to such as he is:

    30Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.

  • Phil 4:1
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    1So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.

  • Gal 4:7
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    7So that you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then the heritage of God is yours.

  • Phil 1:7-8
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    7So it is right for me to take thought for you all in this way, because I have you in my heart; for in my chains, and in my arguments before the judges in support of the good news, making clear that it is true, you all have your part with me in grace.

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

  • Phil 1:13-14
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    13So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;

    14And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

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    15Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.

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

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    15But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,

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

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    26So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

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    18And in the same way do you be glad and have a part in my joy.

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    2And let those whose masters are of the faith have respect for them because they are brothers, working for them the more readily, because those who take part in the good work are of the faith and are dear. Give orders and teaching about these things.

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    12Having much to say to you, it is not my purpose to put it all down with paper and ink: but I am hoping to come to you, and to have talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full.

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    15For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

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    4For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

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    13Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

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    2And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:

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    22And we have sent with them our brother, whose ready spirit has been made clear to us at times and in ways without number, but it is now all the more so because of the certain faith which he has in you.

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

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    2That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself.

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    8For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts.