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Philemon 1:21
Philemon 1:21 is verse 21 of Philemon chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
King James Version
Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
World English Bible
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
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Philemon 1:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible
19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22 In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Corinthians 2:3I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
2 Corinthians 7:16I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.
2 Corinthians 8:22And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
Galatians 5:10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
2 Thessalonians 3:4And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.