PHM 1:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) no longer as a slave but better than a slave—a dear brother to me most of you but preferably also to you—a brother in the body and in the master.

Key: orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT no longer as a slave, but better than a slave—a beloved brother, especially to me, but much more so to you, in both the flesh and in the Lord.

UST This is because Onesimus is no longer just a slave, but he is much more than a slave. For now you can love him as a fellow believer! He is very dear to me, but he is certainly even more dear to you. This is because now he not only belongs to you as a slave, but he also belongs to the Lord.

BSB no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

BLB no longer as a slave, but above a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

AICNT no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

OEB no longer as a slave, but as something better – a dearly loved friend and follower of the Lord, especially dear to me, and how much more so to you, not only as a person, but as your fellow Christian!

WEB no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

NET no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.

LSV no longer as a servant, but above a servant—a beloved brother, especially to me, and how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the LORD!

FBV He's not a servant anymore, because he's more than a servant. He's a specially-loved brother, particularly to me, and even more to you, both as a man and as a fellow-believer in the Lord.[fn]

1:16 Literally, “in the flesh and in the Lord.”

TCNT no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a beloved brother, especially to me, but even more so to yoʋ, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

T4T You will no longer have him only as a slave. Instead, you will have him as someone who is more than a slave. You will have him as a fellow believer! He is especially dear to me, but he certainly will be more dear to you than he is to me (OR, I love him very much, but you will certainly love him more than I do), because now he not only belongs to you but he also belongs to the Lord.

LEB No LEB PHM 1:16 verse available

BBE No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.

MOF No MOF PHM book available

ASV no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

DRA Not now as a servant, but instead of a servant, a most dear brother, especially to me: but how much more to thee both in the flesh and in the Lord?

YLT no more as a servant, but above a servant — a brother beloved, especially to me, and how much more to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord!

DBY not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in [the] flesh and in [the] Lord?

RV no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

WBS Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more to thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

KJB Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

BB Not nowe as a seruaunt, but aboue a seruaunt, a brother beloued, specially to me: but howe much more vnto thee, both in the fleshe, and in the Lorde?
(Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me: but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?)

GNV Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?
(Not now as a servant, but above a servant, even as a brother beloved, specially to me: how much more then unto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord? )

CB not now as a seruaunt, but aboue a seruaunt, euen a brother beloued, specially to me, but how moch more vnto ye, both in ye flesh and in the LORDE?
(not now as a servant, but above a servant, even a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto ye, both in ye/you_all flesh and in the LORD?)

TNT not nowe as a servaut: but above a servaunt I meane a brother beloved specially to me: but how moche more vnto the both in the flesshe and also in the Lorde?
(not now as a servant: but above a servant I meane a brother beloved specially to me: but how much more unto the both in the flesh and also in the Lord? )

WYC now not as a seruaunt, but for a seruaunt a most dere brother, most to me; and how myche more to thee, bothe in fleisch and in the Lord?
(now not as a servant, but for a servant a most dear brother, most to me; and how much more to thee, both in flesh and in the Lord?)

LUT nun nicht mehr als einen Knecht, sondern mehr denn einen Knecht, einen lieben Bruder, sonderlich mir; wie viel mehr aber dir, beide, nach dem Fleisch und in dem HErrn.
(nun not mehr als a Knecht, rather mehr because a Knecht, a lieben brother, sonderlich to_me; like many mehr but dir, beide, nach to_him flesh and in to_him HErrn.)

CLV jam non ut servum, sed pro servo carissimum fratrem, maxime mihi: quanto autem magis tibi et in carne, et in Domino?[fn]
(yam not/no as servum, but pro servo carissimum brother, maxime mihi: quanto however magis to_you and in carne, and in Domino?)

1.16 Maxime mihi. Mihi magistro tuo: frater Onesimus, offenso proprio domino, confugit ad Apostolum ad hoc ut, oblitteratis peccatis, utilis reverteretur, in tantum, ut non solum domino suo æqualis fieret meritis, sed ipsi magistro frater. Et ne Philemon (quia dominus) contra servum inflaretur, humiliat eum dicens: Fratrem et in carne, quia ex uno Adam omnes, et in Domino per fidem.

1.16 Maxime mihi. Mihi magistro tuo: frater Onesimus, offenso proprio domino, confugit to Apostolum to hoc ut, oblitteratis peccatis, utilis reverteretur, in tantum, as not/no solum domino his_own æqualis fieret meritis, but ipsi magistro frater. And ne Philemon (because dominus) contra servum inflaretur, humiliat him dicens: Fratrem and in carne, because ex uno Adam omnes, and in Domino per fidem.

UGNT οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον, ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ, καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν Κυρίῳ.
(ouketi hōs doulon, alla huper doulon, adelfon agapaʸton, malista emoi posōi de mallon soi, kai en sarki kai en Kuriōi.)

SBL-GNT οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί, πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν κυρίῳ.
(ouketi hōs doulon alla huper doulon, adelfon agapaʸton, malista emoi, posōi de mallon soi kai en sarki kai en kuriōi. )

TC-GNT οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον, [fn]ἀλλ᾽ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί, πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν Κυρίῳ.
(ouketi hōs doulon, all᾽ huper doulon, adelfon agapaʸton, malista emoi, posōi de mallon soi kai en sarki kai en Kuriōi.)

1:16 αλλ 96.1% ¦ αλλα SBL WH 2.8%

Key for above GNTs: orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Slavery

Slavery was an accepted way of life in the Roman world. Prisoners of war were often made slaves, many were born into slavery, and individuals could voluntarily become slaves for a period of time to work off a debt. A large percentage of the population, including many Christians, were either slaves or freed slaves (see Acts 6:9). Why, then, did Paul not denounce slavery?

There appear to be two reasons. First, slavery in the Roman world was very different from the kind of slavery familiar to the Western world. Slavery was not race-based, and it was seldom lifelong; most slaves could expect to be freed by the age of thirty. In fact, a number of people sold themselves into slavery for upward social mobility into otherwise unattainable social circles. Some slaves were well educated and held responsible positions in their households and in society; many had amicable relations with their masters. In the Roman world, Christians like Philemon would have felt no compunction about owning slaves.

The second reason that Paul did not decry the institution of slavery was that his calling was not to change the structures of society, but to build the church—to see people converted and their lives spiritually transformed. For Paul, whether a believer is a slave or not is somewhat irrelevant, as are external circumstances generally; the important thing is serving Christ, whatever one’s situation in life. In other words, Paul is more concerned with Christian life and witness than with physical emancipation. So even slaves can do their work as an act of worship (Eph 6:5-8; Col 3:22-24; cp. 1 Tim 6:1-2). When Paul addresses Christian slaves, he encourages them to accept their lot as a calling in which they can serve Christ; he is their real Master, and in him they are really free (1 Cor 7:20-24).

Paradoxically, every Christian (whether slave or free), having been freed from the most tragic form of slavery—slavery to sin—can now experience true freedom by living as a slave of God and of righteousness (Rom 6:6-22). For Paul, this is the only kind of slavery and freedom that is ultimately significant.

Passages for Further Study

Rom 6:6-22; 1 Cor 7:20-24; 9:19; Eph 6:5-8; Col 3:22-24; 1 Tim 6:1-2; Phlm 1:8-21

UTN uW Translation Notes:

ὑπὲρ δοῦλον

above /a/_slave

Alternate translation: “more valuable than a slave” or “more dear than a slave”

οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον

no_longer as /a/_slave

This does not mean that Onesimus will no longer be a slave to Philemon. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word such as “just” or “only.” Alternate translation: “no longer only as a slave”

ὑπὲρ δοῦλον

above /a/_slave

Alternate translation: “more valuable than a slave”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν

/a/_brother beloved

Here, brother is a metaphor for a fellow believer. Alternative translation, “a beloved spiritual brother” or “a brother whom we love in Christ”

ἀγαπητόν

beloved

Alternate translation: “dear” or “precious”

ἐν Κυρίῳ

in in /the/_Lord

Alternate translation: “in the fellowship of brotherhood through Jesus” or “in the fellowship of believers in the Lord”

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