Philemon 1:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.”
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BSBPD
“I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Philemon 1:12 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 13:6If 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 16:11Then 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.
- Jeremiah 31:20Is 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.
- Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
- Matthew 18:21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
- Mark 11:25And 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.”
- Luke 15:20So 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.
- Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
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