Philemon 1:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

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Referenced Verses

  • Phlm 1:7 : 7 I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
  • Phlm 1:12 : 12 I have sent him(who is my very heart) back to you.
  • Heb 13:17 : 17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.
  • 1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?
  • 3 John 1:4 : 4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth.
  • 2 Cor 2:2 : 2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?
  • 2 Cor 7:4-7 : 4 A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering. 5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way– struggles from the outside, fears from within. 6 But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus. 7 We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.
  • 2 Cor 7:13 : 13 Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.
  • Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
  • Phil 2:1-2 : 1 Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy, 2 complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.
  • Phil 4:1 : 1 Christian Practices So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!
  • 1 Thess 2:19-20 : 19 For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you? 20 For you are our glory and joy!
  • 1 Thess 3:7-9 : 7 So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith. 8 For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord. 9 For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Phlm 1:6-8
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    85%

    6I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.

    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,

  • Phlm 1:12-13
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    79%

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

    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

  • Phil 2:17-19
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    17But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

    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.

  • Phlm 1:19
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    19I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.

  • Phlm 1:21
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    21Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than what I am asking you to do.

  • Rom 15:32
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    32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

  • 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.

  • Phlm 1:16-17
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    75%

    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.

  • 2 Cor 2:3-4
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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.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

  • Phil 1:25-26
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    75%

    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.

  • Phil 1:18-19
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    73%

    18What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed, and in this I rejoice.Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,

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

  • Phil 4:1
    73%

    1Christian Practices So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

  • Phil 3:1
    73%

    1True and False Righteousness Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

  • Phil 2:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

    2complete my joy and be of the same mind, by having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

  • Phil 4:4
    73%

    4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!

  • Phil 4:10
    73%

    10Appreciation for Support I have great joy in the Lord because now at last you have again expressed your concern for me.(Now I know you were concerned before but had no opportunity to do anything.)

  • Rom 1:10-12
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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.

  • 2 Cor 7:4
    73%

    4A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

  • Col 1:24
    72%

    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.

  • Phil 2:28
    72%

    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.

  • 2 Tim 1:4
    72%

    4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

  • 2 Cor 7:16
    72%

    16I rejoice because in everything I am fully confident in you.

  • Phil 1:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3Prayer for the Church I thank my God every time I remember you.

    4I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

  • 2 Cor 7:13
    71%

    13Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.

  • 2 Tim 4:22
    71%

    22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.

  • Phil 1:13-14
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    71%

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

    14and most of the brothers and sisters, having confidence in the Lord because of my imprisonment, now more than ever dare to speak the word fearlessly.

  • 2 Cor 2:8
    71%

    8Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

  • Rom 15:30
    71%

    30Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.

  • 2 John 1:12
    71%

    12Conclusion Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  • Heb 13:19
    71%

    19I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.

  • Col 2:5
    70%

    5For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • 2 Tim 1:16
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    16May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.

  • Phil 4:14
    70%

    14Nevertheless, you did well to share with me in my trouble.

  • 1 Cor 16:18
    70%

    18For they refreshed my spirit and yours. So then, recognize people like this.

  • Phlm 1:25
    70%

    25May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.