Philemon 1:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:”

Philemon 1:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Philemon 1:12 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Philemon 1:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Philemon 1:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Philemon 1:12 — World English Bible

Philemon 1:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart: ”

Philemon 1:12 — American Standard Version

Philemon 1:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,”

Philemon 1:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Philemon 1:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“whom I have sent back to thee: [but do thou receive] him, that is, my bowels: ”

Philemon 1:12 — Darby Translation

Philemon 1:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,”

Philemon 1:12 — Geneva Bible

Philemon 1:12 in Context — Philemon 1

10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

Read the full chapter: Philemon 1 →

What Does Philemon 1:12 Mean?

Philemon 1:12 is a verse from the Book of Philemon, part of the New Testament. It appears in Philemon chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free