Philemon 1:21

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

Philemon 1:21 in Other Translations

21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

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

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

21 I know you well enough to know you will. You'll probably go far beyond what I've written.

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

21 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.

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

21 I'm sure you will obey. So I'm writing to you. I know you will do even more than I ask.

Philemon 1:21 Meaning and Commentary

Philemon 1:21

Having confidence in thy obedience
In his obedience of faith to Christ, and his Gospel; he having been made willing in the day of his power to serve him, as well as to be saved by him; and being constrained by his love, and the Spirit of Christ having wrought in him both to will and to do of his good pleasure:

l wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say;
the knowledge the apostle had of Philemon's cheerful obedience to Christ in all the parts of duty, encouraged him to write to him, on this head; believing that he would even do more than he had desired of him.

Philemon 1:21 In-Context

19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self.

20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

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

22 And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.

23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings.

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Corinthians 2:3