Paul's Plea for Onesimus
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yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you--I, Paul, an old man and now 3a prisoner also for Christ Jesus--
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(Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.)
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I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart.
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I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me 7on your behalf 8during my imprisonment for the gospel,
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but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be 9by compulsion but of your own accord.
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For this perhaps is why 10he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,
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11no longer as a slaveb but more than a slave, as 12a beloved brother--especially to me, but how much more to you, 13both in the flesh and in the Lord.
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So if you consider me 14your partner, receive him as you would receive me.
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If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.
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15I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it--to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.
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Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. 16Refresh my heart in Christ.
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17Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
Filemón 1:8
Pelo que, embora tenha em Cristo plena liberdade para te mandar o que convém,
King James Version KJV
Philemon 1:8
Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
New King James Version NKJV
Philemon 1:8
Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting,
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
Filemón 1:8
Por isso, mesmo tendo em Cristo plena liberdade para mandar que você cumpra o seu dever,
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