Philemon 1:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

New Living Translation
I am confident as I write this letter that you will do what I ask and even more!

English Standard Version
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

Berean Study Bible
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

New American Standard Bible
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

NASB 1995
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

NASB 1977
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

Amplified Bible
I write to you [perfectly] confident of your obedient compliance, since I know that you will do even more than I ask.

Christian Standard Bible
Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

Contemporary English Version
I am sure you will do all I have asked, and even more.

Good News Translation
I am sure, as I write this, that you will do what I ask--in fact I know that you will do even more.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am confident as I write to you that you will do this. And I know that you will do even more than I ask.

International Standard Version
Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you because I know that you will do even more than I ask.

NET Bible
Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than what I am asking you to do.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

New King James Version
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

King James 2000 Bible
Having confidence in your obedience I wrote unto you, knowing that you will also do more than I say.

New Heart English Bible
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

World English Bible
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

American King James Version
Having confidence in your obedience I wrote to you, knowing that you will also do more than I say.

American Standard Version
Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.

A Faithful Version
I wrote to you because I am fully persuaded of your willing compliance, knowing that you will do above and beyond what I have asked.

Darby Bible Translation
Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.

English Revised Version
Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.

Webster's Bible Translation
Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Trustyng in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowyng, that thou wilt also do more then I say.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Trustinge in thine obediece, I haue wrytten vnto the, for I knowe that thou wilt do more then I saye.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Trustinge in thyne obediece I wrote vnto the knowynge that thou wilt do more then I saye for.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I wrote to you having been confident in your obedience, having known that you will also do above what I may say;

Berean Literal Bible
Being persuaded of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even above what I say.

Young's Literal Translation
having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

Smith's Literal Translation
Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou wilt do above what I say to thee.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Being persuaded of your compliance, I write to you, knowing that you will do above what I say.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Trusting in thy obedience, I have written to thee: knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I have written to you, trusting in your obedience, knowing, too, that you will do even more than what I say.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because I trust that you will listen to me, I have written to you and I know that you will do more than what I have said.

Lamsa Bible
Because I have confidence in your obedience, I wrote to you, knowing that you will also do more than I ask.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

Godbey New Testament
Having confidence in your obedience I have written to you, knowing that you will do even more than those things which I say.

Haweis New Testament
Having confidence in thy obedience, I have written unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do more than I say.

Mace New Testament
I writ this upon the presumption of your compliance, being persuaded that you will even do more than I mention.

Weymouth New Testament
I write to you in the full confidence that you will meet my wishes, for I know you will do even more than I say.

Worrell New Testament
Having confidence in your obedience, I wrote to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

Worsley New Testament
Being fully persuaded of thy compliance, I have written to thee; knowing that thou wilt indeed do more than I ask.
















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