Philemon 1:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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:

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  • Eph 4:1 : 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,
  • Rom 12:1 : 1 For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
  • Ps 71:9 : 9 Do not give me up when I am old; be my help even when my strength is gone.
  • Ps 71:18 : 18 Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.
  • Prov 16:31 : 31 The grey head is a crown of glory, if it is seen in the way of righteousness.
  • Isa 46:4 : 4 Even when you are old I will be the same, and when you are grey-haired I will take care of you: I will still be responsible for what I made; yes, I will take you and keep you safe.
  • Phlm 1:1-9 : 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: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you, 5 Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints; 6 That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ. 7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother. 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: 10 My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains, 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: 14 But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart. 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. 21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say. 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; 24 And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers. 25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. So be it.
  • Heb 13:19 : 19 I make this request more strongly, in the hope of coming back to you more quickly.
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;

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  • Phlm 1:10-13
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    10 My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,

    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:

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Phlm 1:15-17
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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.

  • 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;

  • 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 4:12
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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;

  • 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.

  • 1 Cor 4:16
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    16 So my desire is that you take me as your example.

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

  • Phlm 1:21-23
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    21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

    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;

  • Phil 1:7-9
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    7 So 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.

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

    9 And my prayer is that you may be increased more and more in knowledge and experience;

  • 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.

  • Eph 1:15
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    15 For 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,

  • Phil 1:17
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    17 But those are preaching Christ in a spirit of competition, not from their hearts, but with the purpose of giving me pain in my prison.

  • 1 Tim 1:16
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    16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

  • Acts 26:29
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    29 And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

  • 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.

  • 2 Tim 1:1
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    1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

  • 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.

  • 2 Tim 2:9
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    9 In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.

  • 1 Cor 15:9
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    9 For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

  • 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;

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

  • Phil 2:30
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    30 Because for the work of Christ he was near to death, putting his life in danger to make your care for me complete.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.

  • Phil 1:19
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    19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

  • 1 Cor 9:1
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    1 Am I not free? am I not an Apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are you not my work in the Lord?

  • Phlm 1:19
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    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.

  • Heb 13:22
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    22 But, brothers, take kindly the words which I have said for your profit; for I have not sent you a long letter.

  • 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 Cor 9:19
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    19 For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.

  • 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;