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Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus

Philemon 1:12

In 9 translations

BSB
I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
KJV
Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
WEB
I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
ASV
whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:
LSV
whom I sent again to you—he who is my own heart,
YLT
whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,
DBY
whom I have sent back to thee: [but do thou receive] him, that is, my bowels:
DRC
Whom I have sent back to thee. And do thou receive him as my own bowels.
GNV
Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read σοι (“to you”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read σὺ (“you yourself”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include προσλαβοῦ (“do yourself receive”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Tyndale House place τοῦτ᾽ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: σοι αὐτόν … σπλάγχνα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read σοι αὐτόν … σπλάγχνα; Robinson–Pierpont read σὺ δὲ αὐτόν … σπλάγχνα προσλαβοῦ.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὃν ἀνέπεμψά σοι αὐτόν, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα·
RP2018
σὺ δὲ αὐτόν, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα, προσλαβοῦ·
TR-Boyd
σὺ δὲ αὐτόν, τοῦτ᾿ ἔστι τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα, προσλαβοῦ·
SCR1894
συ δε αυτον τουτ εστιν τα εμα σπλαγχνα προσλαβου

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 6:14–15For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
  • Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
  • Luke 15:20So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
  • Mark 11:25And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
  • Matthew 18:21–35Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times! Because of this,…
  • Jeremiah 31:20Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.
  • Deuteronomy 13:6If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
  • 2 Samuel 16:11Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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