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 Moi Paul, je l’écris de ma propre main, je paierai, pour ne pas te dire que tu te dois toi-même à moi.

20 Oui, frère, que j’obtienne de toi cet avantage, dans le Seigneur; tranquillise mon cœur en Christ.

21 C’est en comptant sur ton obéissance que je t’écris, sachant que tu feras même au-delà de ce que je dis.

22 En même temps, prépare-moi un logement, car j’espère vous être rendu, grâce à vos prières.

23 Épaphras, mon compagnon de captivité en Jésus-Christ,

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What Does Philemon 1:21 Mean?

Philemon 1:21 is a verse from the Book of Philemon, part of the New Testament. It appears in Philemon chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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