Philemon 1:15 KJV

Philemon · chapter 1 · verse 15 · King James Version

For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;Philemon 1:15 · King James Version

Philemon 1:15 in context

13Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

14But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

17If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

departedchōrizōto separate, divide, part, put asunder, to separate one's self from, to depart, to leave…G5563 →
perhapstachahastily, quickly, soon, peradventure, perhapsG5029 →
receiveapechōhave, to hold back, keep off, prevent, to have wholly or in full, to have received, it is…G568 →
seasonhōraa certain definite time or season fixed by natural law and returning with the revolving…G5610 →