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Philemon 9
New English Translation
Philemon 9
New English Translation
9 I would rather appeal[a] to you on the basis of love—I, Paul, an old man[b] and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus[c]—
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- Philemon 1:9 tn Or “encourage.”
- Philemon 1:9 tn Or perhaps “an ambassador” (so RSV, TEV), reading πρεσβευτής for πρεσβύτης (a conjecture proposed by Bentley, cf. BDAG 863 s.v. πρεσβύτης). NRSV reads “old man” and places “ambassador” in a note.
- Philemon 1:9 tn Grk “a prisoner of Christ Jesus.”
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