Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow laborer,
Παῦλος δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ Τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφὸς Φιλήμονι τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν
2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ τῇ ⸀ἀδελφῇκαὶ Ἀρχίππῳ τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν καὶ τῇ κατʼ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ·
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
4 I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,
Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου πάντοτε μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου,
5 Hearing of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
ἀκούων σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν ἣν ἔχεις ⸀πρὸςτὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,
6 That the communication of your faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου ἐνεργὴς γένηται ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ ⸀τοῦἐν ἡμῖν εἰς ⸀Χριστόν
7 For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by you, brother.
⸀χαρὰνγὰρ ⸂πολλὴν ἔσχον καὶ παράκλησιν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου, ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ.
8 Why, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin you that which is convenient,
Διό, πολλὴν ἐν Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον,
9 Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech you, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ, τοιοῦτος ὢν ὡς Παῦλος πρεσβύτης νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος ⸂Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ—
10 I beseech you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου, ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς ⸀δεσμοῖςὈνήσιμον,
11 Which in time past was to you unprofitable, but now profitable to you and to me:
τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον νυνὶ ⸀δὲσοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον,
12 Whom I have sent again: you therefore receive him, that is, my own bowels:
ὃν ἀνέπεμψά ⸂σοι αὐτόν, τοῦτʼ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα·
13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in your stead he might have ministered to me in the bonds of the gospel:
ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ ⸂μοι διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
14 But without your mind would I do nothing; that your benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι, ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον·
15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that you should receive him for ever; (aiōnios g166)
τάχα γὰρ διὰ τοῦτο ἐχωρίσθη πρὸς ὥραν ἵνα αἰώνιον αὐτὸν ἀπέχῃς, (aiōnios g166)
16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί, πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν κυρίῳ.
17 If you count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
Εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.
18 If he has wronged you, or owes you something, put that on my account;
εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει, τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ⸀ἐλλόγα
19 I Paul have written it with my own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to you how you owe to me even your own self besides.
ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω· ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις.
20 Yes, brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
ναί, ἀδελφέ, ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν κυρίῳ· ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν ⸀Χριστῷ
21 Having confidence in your obedience I wrote to you, knowing that you will also do more than I say.
πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου ἔγραψά σοι, εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ ⸀ἃλέγω ποιήσεις.
22 But with prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given to you.
ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν, ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν.
23 There salute you Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus;
⸀Ἀσπάζεταίσε Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,
24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow laborers.
Μᾶρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Ἡ χάρις τοῦ ⸀κυρίουἸησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ⸀ὑμῶν
