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Philemon 14-16
English Standard Version
Philemon 14-16
English Standard Version
14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be (A)by compulsion but of your own accord. 15 For this perhaps is why (B)he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 (C)no longer as a bondservant[a] but more than a bondservant, as (D)a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, (E)both in the flesh and in the Lord.
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- Philemon 1:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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