Philemon 1

1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy my brother, to Philemon my beloved, and our fellow-laborer,

Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,

2 and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church that is in your house:

and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which [is] in thine house.

3 grace be to you all, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,

I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,

5 hearing of your love and your faith, which you have in the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints,

hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,

6 that your participation in the faith may be active in the acknowledgment of every good thing that is in us, to the honor of Christ Jesus.

in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ [Jesus].

7 For we have great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.

For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

8 Wherefore, though I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do that which is becoming,

Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,

9 yet, on account of my love, I rather exhort you, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner on account of Jesus Christ.

for love's sake I rather exhort, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also prisoner of Jesus Christ.

10 I beseech you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds,

I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,

11 who, for some time, has been unprofitable to you, but now is very profitable to you and to me:

once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:

12 I send him back, and do you receive him, that is, my son.

whom I have sent back to thee: [but do thou receive] him, that is, my bowels:

13 I did wish to keep him with me, that, in your stead, he might serve me in my bonds for the gospel;

whom I was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;

14 but, without your consent, I was not willing to do any thing, that your good deed might not be as a matter of necessity, but one of free-will.

but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

15 Perhaps, indeed, lie departed for a short time for this reason, that you might receive him forever; (aiōnios g166)

for perhaps for this reason he has been separated [from thee] for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever; (aiōnios g166)

16 no longer as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, especially by me, and how much more by you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in [the] flesh and in [the] Lord?

17 If, then, you regard me as a partner, receive him as myself.

If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner [with thee], receive him as me;

18 But if he has done you any wrong, or owes you any thing, put that to my account.

but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything [to thee], put this to my account.

19 I, Paul, do write it with my own hand, I will repay it; that I may not say to you, that you owe to me even yourself besides.

I Paul have written [it] with mine own hand; I will repay [it]: that I say not to thee that thou owest even thine own self also to me.

20 Yes, brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: refresh my heart in the Lord.

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

21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

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

22 At the same time, also, prepare me a lodging: for I hope that through the prayers of you all, I may be given to you.

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

23 Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, salutes you:

Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

24 so also do Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow-laborers.

Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.

25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirits. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit.