Philemon 1:17 - Plain English Version17 Remember that I’m your friend, and we do things together. If you reckon I’m your friend, be happy to see Onesimus when he comes back to you, and be good to him, just like you are happy to see me, and you are good to me whenever I visit you. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176917 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition17 If then you consider me a partner and a comrade in fellowship, welcome and receive him as you would [welcome and receive] me. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)17 If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible17 So, if you really consider me a partner, welcome Onesimus as if you were welcoming me. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version17 Therefore, if you hold me to be a companion, receive him as you would me. Ver Capítulo |
And this is what God planned. He will be good to everyone that believes the good news about Jesus. It doesn’t matter if they are Jews, or not Jews. If they believe in Jesus, God will save them. Both will get what God promised. They both belong to the same mob now. They both belong to God, just like arms and legs belong to the same body.
If a worker’s boss is a Christian, that worker can’t think like this, “My boss is my Christian brother so I can be lazy.” No, that boss believes in Jesus, and that boss loves Jesus too, so the worker has to work harder for that boss. You have to teach people those things, and tell them to live that way.
You see, I love you mob very much, so it is all right for me to think about you like that. You are my friends and God is good to you, just like he is good to me. So you help me every time God lets me tell people the good news about Jesus. Right now I’m tied up in jail, and sometimes they take me to court, and I tell them the message about Jesus, and I show them that it is true. And you help me do that.