Context 17If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me. 18But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account; 19I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well). 20Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. 21Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say. 22At the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you. 23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers. 25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionIf then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself. Douay-Rheims Bible If therefore thou count me a partner, receive him as myself. Darby Bible Translation If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner with thee, receive him as me; English Revised Version If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself. Webster's Bible Translation If thou accountest me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. Weymouth New Testament If therefore you regard me as a comrade, receive him as if he were I myself. World English Bible If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me. Young's Literal Translation If, then, with me thou hast fellowship, receive him as me, Library The Epistles of the Captivity. During his confinement in Rome, from a.d. 61 to 63, while waiting the issue of his trial on the charge of being "a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes" (Acts 24:5), the aged apostle composed four Epistles, to the Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon, and Philippians. He thus turned the prison into a pulpit, sent inspiration and comfort to his distant congregations, and rendered a greater service to future ages than he could have … Philip Schaff—History of the Christian Church, Volume I Links Philemon 1:17 NIV • Philemon 1:17 NLT • Philemon 1:17 ESV • Philemon 1:17 NASB • Philemon 1:17 KJV • Philemon 1:17 Bible Apps • Philemon 1:17 Parallel • Bible Hub |