Philemon 1:12
“Whom I haue sent againe: thou therfore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels.”
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Philemon 1:12 Context
10I beseech thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bonds, 11Which in time past was to thee vnprofitable: but now profitable to thee and to me: 12Whom I haue sent againe: thou therfore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels. 13Whome I would haue reteined with mee, that in thy stead hee might haue ministred vnto me in the bonds of the Gospel. 14But without thy minde would I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not bee as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
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Other Translations for Philemon 1:12
Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
- King James Version
I have sent him back to you in person, that is, {sending} my very heart,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:
- American Standard Version (1901)
Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:
- Basic English Bible
whom I have sent back to thee: [but do *thou* receive] him, that is, *my* bowels:
- Darby Bible
Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, my own bowels:
- Webster's Bible
I am sending him back to you, though in so doing I send part of myself.
- Weymouth Bible
I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
- World English Bible
And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;
- Wycliffe Bible
whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Philemon 1:12
1:12 Receive him, that is, my own bowels - Whom I love as my own soul. Such is the natural affection of a father in Christ toward his spiritual children.
People's Bible Notes for Philemon 1:12
Phm 1:12 Whom I have sent again. Not only that he may make amends to thee for his wrong, but that thou mayst be able to treat him as a brother in Christ. Thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels. Rather, "My very heart" (Revised Version). I am so much attached to him. To be unkind to him would wound Paul's very heart.