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Philemon 1:21

In Philemon 1 of Philemon.

Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “what [things]” (ἃ) before I say here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “what [thing]” (ὃ) before I say here.

πεποιθὼςpepoithōsHaving confidenceπείθω (peithō)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Having confidence”, a completed action with a present resultG3982I persuade, urge.Having confidenceτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπακοῇhupakoēobedienceὑπακοήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “obedience”, the to- or for-formG5218obedience, submissiveness, compliance.obedienceσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἔγραψάegrapsaI wroteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I wrote”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).I wroteσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeεἰδὼςeidōsto perceiveὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὑπὲρhuperaboveὑπέρpreposition — “above”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.This verse uses “above”.ἃhamore thanὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “more than”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.more thanλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayποιήσειςpoiēseisto doποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to do”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

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ὃhomore thanὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “more than”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.

Young’s Literal Translation

having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

World English Bible

Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

Darby Translation

Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.

Douay-Rheims

Trusting in thy obedience, I have written to thee: knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

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