Philemon 1
1 Paul a prisoner of Iesus Christ, and our brother Timotheus, vnto Philemon our deare friende, and fellowe helper,
ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ
2 And to our deare sister Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowe souldier, and to the Church that is in thine house:
ⲃ̅ⲙⲛ ⲁⲙⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ
3 Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛ ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
4 I giue thanks to my God, making mention alwaies of thee in my praiers,
ⲇ̅ϯϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲙ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲓⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ
5 (When I heare of thy loue and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and towarde all Saintes)
ⲉ̅ⲉⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
6 That the fellowship of thy faith may bee made effectuall, and that whatsoeuer good thing is in you through Christ Iesus, may be knowen.
ⲋ̅ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭⲥ
7 For we haue great ioy and consolation in thy loue, because by thee, brother, the Saintes bowels are comforted.
ⲍ̅ⲁⲓⲣⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ
8 Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaund thee that which is conuenient,
ⲏ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ
9 Yet for loues sake I rather beseeche thee, though I be as I am, euen Paul aged, and euen nowe a prisoner for Iesus Christ.
ⲑ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
10 I beseeche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bondes,
ⲓ̅ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲡⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ
11 Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ
12 Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ
13 Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ϩⲛ ⲙⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
14 But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ
15 It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer, (aiōnios g166)
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲓⲧϥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ (aiōnios g166)
16 Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
17 If therefore thou count our thinges common, receiue him as my selfe.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ
18 If he hath hurt thee, or oweth thee ought, that put on mine accounts.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲡϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ
19 I Paul haue written this with mine owne hande: I will recompense it, albeit I doe not say to thee, that thou owest moreouer vnto me euen thine owne selfe.
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ
20 Yea, brother, let mee obteine this pleasure of thee in the Lord: comfort my bowels in the Lord.
ⲕ̅ⲁⲓⲟ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϯⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ
21 Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲕⲱ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ
22 Moreouer also prepare mee lodging: for I trust through your prayers I shall be freely giuen vnto you.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ
23 There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesus,
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ
24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my felowe helpers.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣⲣϩⲱⲃ
25 The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with your spirit, Amen. ‘Written from Rome to Philemon, and send by Onesimus a seruant.’
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲡⲛⲁ
