Philemon 12-14

New King James Version

¹²I am sending him ^[a]back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own ^[b]heart, ¹³whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. ¹⁴But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, ^(A)that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.

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Footnotes

Philemon 1:12 NU back to you in person, that is, my own heart,
Philemon 1:12 See v. 7.

Philemon 12-14

English Standard Version

¹²I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. ¹³I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me ^(A)on your behalf ^(B)during my imprisonment for the gospel, ¹⁴but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be ^(C)by compulsion but of your own accord.

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Philemon 12-14

New International Version

¹²I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you. ¹³I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains^(A) for the gospel. ¹⁴But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced^(B) but would be voluntary.

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