Philemon 15
Philemon 15 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever—
Philemon 15 — English Standard Version (ESV)
15 For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,
Philemon 15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
Philemon 15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever.
Philemon 15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever,
Philemon 15 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 Maybe Onesimus was separated from you for a short time so you could have him back forever—
Philemon 15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 For perhaps he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;
Philemon 15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 for perhaps for this reason he has been separated from thee for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever;
Philemon 15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 Maybe Onesimus was gone for a while so that you could have him back forever—
Philemon 15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,
Philemon 15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
15 For perhaps because of this, he was separated from you for a time, in order that you might have him back forever,
Philemon 15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 Onesimus was separated from you for a little while. Maybe that was so you could have him back for good.
Philemon 15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,