< Philemon 1 >
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,
Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,
2 and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly 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 to you 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 give thanks to my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,
I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,
5 hearing of your love and faith that you have to the Lord Jesus and toward all the holy ones,
hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,
6 that the fellowship of your faith may become working in the full knowledge of every good thing that [is] in you toward 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 much joy and comfort in your love, because the yearnings of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.
For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
8 For this reason, having in Christ much boldness to command you that which is fit—
Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,
9 because of the love I rather plead, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner 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 beg you concerning my child—whom I begot in my bonds—Onesimus,
I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,
11 who once was to you unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to you,
once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:
12 whom I sent again to you—he who is my own heart,
whom I have sent back to thee: [but do thou receive] him, that is, my bowels:
13 whom I intended to retain to myself, that in your behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,
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 apart from your mind I willed to do nothing, so that your good deed may not be as of necessity, but of willingness,
but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:
15 for perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, that you may have him continuously, (aiōnios )
for perhaps for this reason he has been separated [from thee] for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever; (aiōnios )
16 no longer as a servant, but above a servant—a beloved brother, especially to me, and how much more to 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 have fellowship with me, receive him as me,
If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner [with thee], receive him as me;
18 and if he did hurt to you, or owes anything, charge this to me;
but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything [to thee], put this to my account.
19 I, Paul, wrote with my hand, I will repay; besides, that I may not say that you also owe to me yourself.
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, may I have profit of you in the LORD; refresh my yearnings in the LORD;
Yea, brother, I would have profit of thee in [the] Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.
21 I wrote to you having been confident in your obedience, having known that you will also do above what I may say;
Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.
22 and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be granted to you.
But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.
23 Epaphras greets you (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus),
Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;
24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow-workmen!
Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with your spirit! Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit.