Philemon 1:12 “I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.”

Philemon 1:12

I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

World English Bible

I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

American Standard Version

whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:

Geneva Bible 1599

Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,

Darby Translation

whom I have sent back to thee: [but do thou receive] him, that is, my bowels:

Young's Literal Translation

whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,

Bible in Basic English

Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:

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Cross references

“thou”

Mark 11:25 Ephesians 4:32 Matthew 18:21–35 Matthew 6:14 Matthew 6:15

Mark 11:25 · BSB

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well. ”

Ephesians 4:32 · BSB

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

Matthew 18:21–35 · BSB

Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”

Matthew 6:14 · BSB

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 6:15 · BSB

But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

“mine”

Luke 15:20 Jeremiah 31:20 Deuteronomy 13:6 2 Samuel 16:11

Luke 15:20 · BSB

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

Jeremiah 31:20 · BSB

Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD.

Deuteronomy 13:6 · BSB

If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

2 Samuel 16:11 · BSB

Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has told him so.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.

13I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

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