Philemon 1:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 16:17 : 17 I was glad about the arrival of Stephanus, Fortunatus, and Achaicus because they have supplied the fellowship with you that I lacked.
  • Eph 3:1 : 1 Paul’s Relationship to the Divine Mystery For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles
  • Eph 4:1 : 1 Live in Unity I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,
  • Phil 1:7 : 7 For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.
  • Phil 2:30 : 30 since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.
  • Phlm 1:1 : 1 ¶ Salutation From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and colaborer,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Phlm 1:12
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    12I have sent him(who is my very heart) back to you.

  • Phlm 1:14-17
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    14However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.

    15For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,

    16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.

    17Therefore if you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.

  • Phil 2:25-30
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    25But for now I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to me in my need.

    26Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.

    27In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. But God showed mercy to him– and not to him only, but also to me– so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

    28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety.

    29So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,

    30since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.

  • Phlm 1:7-9
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    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

    9I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love– I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus–

  • Phil 2:18-20
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    18And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

    19Models for Ministry Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

    20For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

  • Phil 1:12-13
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    12Ministry as a Prisoner I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my situation has actually turned out to advance the gospel:

    13The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,

  • Phil 1:7-8
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    7For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.

    8For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

  • Phil 2:22-23
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    22But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.

    23So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

  • Col 1:24-25
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    24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body– for the sake of his body, the church– what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

    25I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God– given to me for you– in order to complete the word of God,

  • 2 Cor 11:9
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    9When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

  • 2 Tim 1:18
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    18May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

  • Phlm 1:20
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    20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

  • Rom 15:31
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    31Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

  • Phil 1:25-26
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    25And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith,

    26so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.

  • Col 4:8-9
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    8I sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are doing and that he may encourage your hearts.

    9I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

  • Rom 1:10-13
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    10and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

    11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

    12that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

    13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.

  • Phil 1:17
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    17The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

  • 2 Tim 4:11
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    11Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help to me in ministry.

  • 1 Cor 16:6
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    6and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go.

  • 2 Cor 2:3
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    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

  • Phlm 1:22
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    22At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.

  • 1 Tim 1:12
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    12I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

  • Eph 3:13
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    13For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

  • Rom 15:23
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    23But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

  • Phil 1:19
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    19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

  • 3 John 1:13
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    13Conclusion I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.