Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus
Philemon 1:13
In 9 translations
- BSB
- I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
- KJV
- Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
- WEB
- whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
- ASV
- whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
- LSV
- whom I intended to retain to myself, that in your behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,
- YLT
- whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,
- DBY
- whom I was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;
- DRC
- Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered to me in the bands of the gospel:
- GNV
- Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place μοι elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: μοι διακονῇ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μοι διακονῇ; Robinson–Pierpont read διακονῇ μοι.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
- RP2018
- ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ διακονῇ μοι ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου·
- TR-Boyd
- ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ διακονῇ μοι ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου·
- SCR1894
- ον εγω εβουλομην προς εμαυτον κατεχειν ινα υπερ σου διακονη μοι εν τοις δεσμοις του ευαγγελιου
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
- Philippians 1:7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
- 1 Corinthians 16:17I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you.
- Philippians 2:30because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
- Philemon 1:1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
- Ephesians 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
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