Philemon 1:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.”

Philemon 1:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Philemon 1:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Philemon 1:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.”

Philemon 1:21 — World English Bible

Philemon 1:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.”

Philemon 1:21 — American Standard Version

Philemon 1:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;”

Philemon 1:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Philemon 1:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.”

Philemon 1:21 — Darby Translation

Philemon 1:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.”

Philemon 1:21 — Geneva Bible

Philemon 1:21 in Context — Philemon 1

19 Yo Pablo lo escribí de mi mano, yo [lo] pagaré: por no decirte que aun á ti mismo te me debes demás.

20 Sí, hermano, góceme yo de ti en el Señor; recrea mis entrañas en el Señor.

21 Te he escrito confiando en tu obediencia, sabiendo que aun harás más de lo que digo.

22 Y asimismo prepárame también alojamiento; porque espero que por vuestras oraciones os tengo de ser concedido.

23 Te saludan Epafras, mi compañero en la prisión por Cristo Jesús,

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What Does Philemon 1:21 Mean?

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