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Philemon 1:15

Conflict and reconciliationGod's will and calling

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

14 But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.

For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—

16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

17 So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

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BSB
For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
KJV
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
WEB
For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever,
ASV
For perhaps he was therefore parted [from thee] for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;
DARBY
for perhaps for this reason he has been separated [from thee] for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever;
BLB
For perhaps because of this he was separated for an hour, so that you might have him back eternally,
ÅB
For kanskje han ble skilt fra deg for en stund, nettopp for at du kunne få ham til evig eie.
OTB
Kanskje var det av denne grunn han ble skilt fra deg en stund, så du kunne få ham tilbake for alltid—
B1930
For kan hende han just derfor blev skilt fra dig en stund forat du kunde få ham til evig eie,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 50:20

    As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.

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  • Genesis 45:5–8

    And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.

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  • Isaiah 20:6

    And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”

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  • Acts 4:28

    They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

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