# Philemon 1.22

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**Book:** [Philemon](/codex/philemon/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 20. Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ. 21. Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.
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> **22. But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.**
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> 23. Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee; 24. and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers. (Philemon 1:20-24, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 20. Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord. 21. Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
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> **22. Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.**
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> 23. Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24. as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. (Philemon 1:20-24, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 20. Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. 21. Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
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> **22. But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.**
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> 23. There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; 24. Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. (Philemon 1:20-24, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 20. Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord; 21. having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;
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> **22. and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.**
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> 23. Salute thee doth Epaphras, (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus,) 24. Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen! (Philemon 1:20-24, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.

## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.