Philemon · Πρὸς Φιλήμονα

Philemon 1:9

διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ, τοιοῦτος ὢν ὡς Παῦλος πρεσβύτης, νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
dia tēn agapēn mallon parakalō, toioytos ōn ōs Paylos presbytēs, nyni de kai desmios Iēsoy Christoy.
King James Version (KJV)

Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Modern English

yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul — an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus —

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