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 Eu, Paulo, de minha [própria] mão [o] escrevi, eu pagarei; para eu não te dizer que tu me deves a ti mesmo.

20 Assim, irmão, que eu tenha algum benefício de ti no Senhor; alivia meus sentimentos no Senhor.

21 Tendo confiança de tua obediência eu te escrevi, sabendo que tu farás ainda mais do que eu digo.

22 E enquanto isso também me prepara um lugar para [eu] ficar; porque eu espero que por vossas orações eu seja entregue a vós.

23 Saúdam-te: Epafras (meu companheiro de prisão em Cristo Jesus),

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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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