Philemon 1:22 (DRB)

Passage

But withal prepare me also a lodging. For I hope that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

Nearby Context

Philemon 1:20 Yea, brother. May I enjoy thee in the Lord! Refresh my bowels in the Lord.

Philemon 1:21 Trusting in thy obedience, I have written to thee: knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

Philemon 1:22 But withal prepare me also a lodging. For I hope that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

Philemon 1:23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus:

Philemon 1:24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow labourers.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "withal", "prepare", "lodging", "hope", "through", "prayers", "shall", and "given". 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 "Trusting in thy obedience I have written..." into verse 23's "There salute thee Epaphras my fellow prisoner...", 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.