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Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus

Philemon 1:17

In 9 translations

BSB
So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
KJV
If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
WEB
If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
ASV
If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself.
LSV
If, then, you have fellowship with me, receive him as me,
YLT
If, then, with me thou hast fellowship, receive him as me,
DBY
If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner [with thee], receive him as me;
DRC
If therefore thou count me a partner, receive him as myself.
GNV
If therefore thou count our thinges common, receiue him as my selfe.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of με: Textus Receptus: ἐμέ.

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
Εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.
RP2018
Εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.
TR-Boyd
Εἰ οὖν ἐμὲ ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.
SCR1894
ει ουν εμε εχεις κοινωνον προσλαβου αυτον ως εμε

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Corinthians 8:23As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, to the glory of Christ.
  • Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
  • Philemon 1:12I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
  • Matthew 18:5And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
  • Hebrews 3:1Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.
  • James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
  • Ephesians 3:6This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
  • Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
  • Matthew 12:48–50But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers. For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and…
  • Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
  • 1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
  • Hebrews 3:14We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
  • Philemon 1:10I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
  • 1 Peter 5:1As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:
  • 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 Timothy 6:2Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these…

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