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Passage

Philemon 1.1

Book: Philemon · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

1. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

  1. and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house: 3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philemon 1:1-3, ASV)
WEB

1. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

  1. to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house: 3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philemon 1:1-3, WEB)
KJV

1. Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

  1. And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: 3. Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philemon 1:1-3, KJV)
YLT

1. Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

  1. and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house: 3. Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ! (Philemon 1:1-3, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

  • ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
  • WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
  • KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
  • YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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