Philemon 1:15
Philemon 1:15 (Free Bible Version, FBV)
Maybe you lost him for a while so that you could have him back forever!
It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever.
Maybe Onesimus was separated from you for a short time so you could have him back forever—
For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,
For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever,
Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever—
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
for perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, that you may have him continuously,
For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;
For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever,
for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him,
Perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, so that you would have him back forever,
Perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated [from you] for a while, that you might have him back as yours forever,
It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer,
Maybe Onesimus was gone for a while so that you could have him back forever—
For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,
Onesimus was separated from you for a short time. Maybe that happened so that you could have him back forever,
When Onesimus ran away from you, perhaps God let that happen. Onesimus left you for a short time so that you could now have him back for ever.
For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;