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Philemon 1:9

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But I'm asking you out of love instead — me, Paul, who's getting old and is literally in prison right now because of Jesus Christ.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the most powerful requests come from a place of love, not authority.

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