15For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,


In Context

12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,

16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

Philemon 1:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good--

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:15For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season from thee, that thou mightest receive him again for ever:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15for perhaps for this reason he has been separated from thee for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:15For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldst receive him for ever;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that you should receive him for ever;