Philemon 1:9

I would rather appeal ¹  to you on the basis of love – I, Paul, an old man ²  and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus ³  –

Ps 71:9,18; Pr 16:31; Isa 46:4; Ro 12:1; 2Co 5:20; 2Co 6:1; Eph 3:1; Eph 4:1; Phm 1:1; Heb 13:19; 1Pe 2:11

¹ tn Or “encourage.”

² tn Or perhaps “an ambassador” (so RSV, TEV), reading πρεσβευτής for πρεσβύτης (a conjecture proposed by Bentley, cf. BDAG 863 s.v. πρεσβύτης). NRSV reads “old man” and places “ambassador” in a note.

³ tn Grk “a prisoner of Christ Jesus.”