Philemon 1:9,21 - Compare All Versions

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yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus

Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus

Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus.

I am confident as I write this letter that you will do what I ask and even more!

I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man  and now also as a prisoner  of Christ Jesus

Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ

Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

In line with all this I have a favor to ask of you. As Christ’s ambassador and now a prisoner for him, I wouldn’t hesitate to command this if I thought it necessary, but I’d rather make it a personal request.

I know you well enough to know you will. You’ll probably go far beyond what I’ve written. And by the way, get a room ready for me. Because of your prayers, I fully expect to be your guest again.

yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus

Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner [for the sake] of Christ Jesus

I write to you [perfectly] confident of your obedient compliance, since I know that you will do even more than I ask.

I 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

Since 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.