Philemon 1:12
Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus
11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.12I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
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Berean Standard Bible
I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
American Standard Version (1901)
whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:
Bible in Basic English
Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:
Douay-Rheims 1899
Whom I have sent back to thee. And do thou receive him as my own bowels.
Free Bible Version
I send him to you with my fondest wishes.
Geneva Bible 1599
Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,
King James (Authorized) Version
Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
Plain English Version
I love Onesimus so much that he is like a part of me. But I’m sending him back to you.
Translation for Translators
Although ◄he is as dear to me as/I love him as much as I love► [MET] my own self [MTY], I am sending him back to you.
Unlocked Literal Bible
I have sent him back to you, he who is my very heart.
Noah Webster Bible
Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, my own bowels:
World English Bible
I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
Young's Literal Translation
whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,