Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,
Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, and Timothe, brother, to Filemon, bilouyd, and oure helpere, and to Appia,
2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:
most dere sister, and to Archip, oure euene kniyt, and to the chirche that is in thin hous,
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
grace be to you, and pees of God oure fader, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.
4 I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,
I do thankingis to my God, euere more makinge mynde of thee in my preieris,
5 hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
heringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast in the Lord Jhesu, and to alle hooli men,
6 that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ.
that the comynyng of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowing of al good thing in Crist Jhesu.
7 For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
And Y hadde greet ioye and coumfort in thi charite, for the entrailis of hooli men restiden bi thee, brother.
8 Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,
For which thing Y hauynge myche trist in Crist Jhesu, to comaunde to thee that that perteyneth to profit;
9 yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:
but Y biseche more for charite, sithen thou art siche as the elde Poul, and now the boundun of Jhesu Crist.
10 I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,
11 who was aforetime unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:
which sumtyme was vnprofitable to thee, but now profitable bothe to thee and to me; whom Y sente ayen to thee.
12 whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:
And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;
13 whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
whom Y wolde withholde with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me in boondis of the gospel;
14 but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
but with out thi counseil Y wolde not do ony thing, that thi good schulde not be as of nede, but wilful.
15 For perhaps he was therefore parted [from thee] for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever; (aiōnios g166)
For perauenture therfor he departide fro thee for a tyme, that thou schuldist resseyue hym with outen ende; (aiōnios g166)
16 no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
now not as a seruaunt, but for a seruaunt a most dere brother, most to me; and how myche more to thee, bothe in fleisch and in the Lord?
17 If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself.
Therfor if thou hast me a felowe, resseyue hym as me; for if he hath ony thing anoied thee,
18 But if he hath wronged thee at all, or oweth [thee] aught, put that to mine account;
ethir owith, arette thou this thing to me.
19 I Paul write it with mine own hand, I will repay it: that I say not unto thee how that thou owest to me even thine own self besides.
Y Poul wroot with myn hoond, Y schal yelde; that Y seie not to thee, that also thou owist to me thi silf.
20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.
So, brothir, Y schal vse thee in the Lord; fille thou myn entrails in Crist.
21 Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.
Y tristnynge of thin obedience wroot to thee, witynge that thou schalt do ouer that that Y seie.
22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.
Also make thou redi to me an hous to dwelle in; for Y hope that bi youre preyeris Y schal be youun to you.
23 Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee;
Epafras, prisoner with me in Crist Jhesu,
24 [and so do] Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers.
greetith thee wel, and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas, myn helperis.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit. Amen.
