Context 20Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. 21Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say. 22At the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you. 23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers. 25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionYea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ. Douay-Rheims Bible Yea, brother. May I enjoy thee in the Lord. Refresh my bowels in the Lord. Darby Bible Translation Yea, brother, I would have profit of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ. English Revised Version Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ. Webster's Bible Translation Yes, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. Weymouth New Testament Yes, brother, do me this favour for the Lord's sake. Refresh my heart in Christ. World English Bible Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord. Young's Literal Translation Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord; Library The Epistles of the Captivity. During his confinement in Rome, from a.d. 61 to 63, while waiting the issue of his trial on the charge of being "a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes" (Acts 24:5), the aged apostle composed four Epistles, to the Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon, and Philippians. He thus turned the prison into a pulpit, sent inspiration and comfort to his distant congregations, and rendered a greater service to future ages than he could have … Philip Schaff—History of the Christian Church, Volume I Links Philemon 1:20 NIV • Philemon 1:20 NLT • Philemon 1:20 ESV • Philemon 1:20 NASB • Philemon 1:20 KJV • Philemon 1:20 Bible Apps • Philemon 1:20 Parallel • Bible Hub |