Philemon 1:9

Good News Translation

But because I love you, I make a request instead. I do this even though I am Paul, the ambassador of Christ Jesus, and at present also a prisoner for his sake.

Cross References

Psalm 71:18

Now that I am old and my hair is gray, do not abandon me, O God! Be with me while I proclaim your power and might to all generations to come.

Psalm 71:9

Do not reject me now that I am old; do not abandon me now that I am feeble.

Proverbs 16:31

Long life is the reward of the righteous; gray hair is a glorious crown.

Isaiah 46:4

I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you.

Romans 12:1

So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer.

2 Corinthians 5:20

Here we are, then, speaking for Christ, as though God himself were making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ's behalf: let God change you from enemies into his friends!

2 Corinthians 6:1

In our work together with God, then, we beg you who have received God's grace not to let it be wasted.

Galatians 3:26

It is through faith that all of you are God's children in union with Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 3:1

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles, pray to God.

Ephesians 4:1

I urge you, then—I who am a prisoner because I serve the Lord: live a life that measures up to the standard God set when he called you.

Ephesians 6:20

For the sake of this gospel I am an ambassador, though now I am in prison. Pray that I may be bold in speaking about the gospel as I should.

1 Timothy 1:12

I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength for my work. I thank him for considering me worthy and appointing me to serve him,

Titus 2:2

Instruct the older men to be sober, sensible, and self-controlled; to be sound in their faith, love, and endurance.

Hebrews 13:19

And I beg you even more earnestly to pray that God will send me back to you soon.

1 Peter 2:11

I appeal to you, my friends, as strangers and refugees in this world! Do not give in to bodily passions, which are always at war against the soul.

Judges 21:22

If their fathers or brothers come to you and protest, you can tell them, ‘Please let us keep them, because we did not take them from you in battle to be our wives. And since you did not give them to us, you are not guilty of breaking your promise.’”