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Philemon 1:15

So perhaps, then, he departed from you for a time, so that you might receive him again for eternity
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,

New International Version

Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good--