Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner for Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy, to the beloved Philemon, our fellow worker,
Παῦλος, δέσμιος ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ, καὶ Τιμόθεος, ὁ ἀδελφὸς, Φιλήμονι, τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν,
2 and to the beloved Apphia and our fellow soldier Archippus, and to the congregation at your (sg) house:
καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ, τῇ ἀδελφῇ, καὶ Ἀρχίππῳ, τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν, καὶ τῇ κατʼ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ:
3 Grace to you (pl) and peace from God our Father and Sovereign Jesus Christ.
χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη, ἀπὸ ˚Θεοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ ˚Κυρίου ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ.
4 I always thank my God as I make mention of you (sg) in my prayers,
Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ ˚Θεῷ μου πάντοτε, μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου,
5 hearing of your love and faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus, and for all the saints,
ἀκούων σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν, ἣν ἔχεις εἰς τὸν ˚Κύριον ˚Ἰησοῦν, καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,
6 so that the sharing of your (sg) faith may become powerful through a full understanding of every good thing that is among you (pl) who are in Christ Jesus;
ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου, ἐνεργὴς γένηται ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν εἰς ˚Χριστόν.
7 yes, we have much thanksgiving and encouragement because of your (sg) love, in that the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
Χαρὰν γὰρ πολλὴν ἔσχον καὶ παράκλησιν, ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου, ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ.
8 Now then, though I have all boldness in Christ to order you (sg) to do what is right,
Διό, πολλὴν ἐν ˚Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων, ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον,
9 I—being none other than Paul the old man and now also a prisoner for Jesus Christ—would rather appeal to you, for love's sake.
διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ τοιοῦτος ὢν, ὡς Παῦλος (πρεσβύτης νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος ˚Χριστοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ),
10 I appeal to you on behalf of the son whom I begot while in my chains, Onesimus, whom I am sending back
παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου, ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς, Ὀνήσιμον,
11 —formerly he was unprofitable to you, but now he is profitable, both to you and to me.
τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον, νυνὶ δὲ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον,
12 So receive him, who is my very heart
ὃν ἀνέπεμψά σοι αὐτόν, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα,
13 —I would have liked to keep him with me, so that he might minister to me in your place, while I am in chains for the Gospel,
ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
14 but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your contribution might be voluntary, not as an imposition.
χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης, οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι, ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ, ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον.
15 Perhaps this is why he was removed for a while, so that you would have him forever (aiōnios g166)
Τάχα γὰρ διὰ τοῦτο, ἐχωρίσθη πρὸς ὥραν, ἵνα αἰώνιον αὐτὸν ἀπέχῃς, (aiōnios g166)
16 —no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, very much to me but even more to you, both in flesh and in the Lord.
οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον, ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ, καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ.
17 So if you consider me a partner, receive him as if it were me.
Εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.
18 If he wronged you or owes anything, charge it to me.
Εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει, τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγα.
19 I, Paul, am writing with my own hand, “I will repay” (rather than say to you that you actually owe me your very self!).
Ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω· ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις.
20 Yes brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.
Ναί, ἀδελφέ, ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ· ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν ˚Χριστῷ.
21 Being confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you (sg) will do even more than I say.
Πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου, ἔγραψά σοι, εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ ἃ λέγω, ποιήσεις.
22 But meanwhile, do prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your (pl) prayers I will be graciously bestowed on you (pl).
Ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν, ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν, χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner for Christ Jesus, greets you (sg),
Ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἐπαφρᾶς, ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν ˚Χριστῷ ˚Ἰησοῦ,
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.
Μᾶρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus be with your (pl) spirit. Amen.
Ἡ χάρις τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἡμῶν, ˚Ἰησοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ, μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν. Ἀμήν!
