Philemon 1:22 (DBY)

Passage

But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:20 Yea, brother, *I* would have profit of *thee* in [the] Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.

Philemon 1:21 Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.

Philemon 1:22 But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.

Philemon 1:23 Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

Philemon 1:24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "withal", "prepare", "lodging", "hope", "shall", "granted", "through", and "prayers". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "withal" and "prepare", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "Being confident of thine obedience I have..." into verse 23's "Epaphras salutes thee my fellow-prisoner in Christ...", so "withal" and "prepare" belong inside that flow. In Philemon context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "withal" and "prepare" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.