Philemon 1:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

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  • Matt 23:8 : 8 But be not ye called, Rabbi: for one is your doctour, to wit, Christ, and all ye are brethren.
  • 1 Tim 6:2 : 2 And they which haue beleeuing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren, but rather doe seruice, because they are faithfull, and beloued, and partakers of the benefite. These things teach and exhort.
  • Col 3:22 : 22 Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters according to the flesh, in all things, not with eye seruice as men pleasers, but in singlenes of heart, fearing God.
  • Heb 3:1 : 1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heauenly vocation, consider the Apostle and high Priest of our profession Christ Iesus:
  • 1 Pet 1:22-23 : 22 Hauing purified your soules in obeying the trueth through the spirite, to loue brotherly without faining, loue one another with a pure heart feruently, 23 Being borne anewe, not of mortall seede, but of immortall, by the woorde of God, who liueth and endureth for euer.
  • Acts 9:17 : 17 Then Ananias went his way, and entred into that house, and put his hands on him, and sayd, Brother Saul, the Lorde hath sent me (euen Iesus that appeared vnto thee in the way as thou camest) that thou mightest receiue thy sight, and be filled with the holy Ghost.
  • 1 Cor 7:22 : 22 For he that is called in the Lorde, being. a seruant, is the Lords freeman: likewise also he that is called being free, is Christes seruant.
  • Gal 4:28-29 : 28 Therefore, brethren, wee are after the maner of Isaac, children of the promes. 29 But as then hee that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit, euen so it is nowe.
  • Eph 6:5-7 : 5 Seruants, be obedient vnto them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with feare & trembling in singlenesse of your hearts as vnto Christ, 6 Not with seruice to the eye, as men pleasers, but as the seruants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.
  • 1 John 5:1 : 1 Whosoeuer beleeueth that Iesus is that Christ, is borne of God: and euery one that loueth him, which begate, loueth him also which is begotten of him.

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    17 If therefore thou count our thinges common, receiue him as my selfe.

    18 If he hath hurt thee, or oweth thee ought, that put on mine accounts.

    19 I Paul haue written this with mine owne hande: I will recompense it, albeit I doe not say to thee, that thou owest moreouer vnto me euen thine owne selfe.

    20 Yea, brother, let mee obteine this pleasure of thee in the Lorde: comfort my bowels in the Lorde.

    21 Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.

    22 Moreouer also prepare mee lodging: for I trust through your prayers I shall be freely giuen vnto you.

    23 There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesus,

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    7 For we haue great ioy and consolation in thy loue, because by thee, brother, the Saintes bowels are comforted.

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    11 Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,

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    9 With Onesimus a faithfull and a beloued brother, who is one of you. They shall shew you of all things here.

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