Philemon 1
1 These things speak thou, and exhort, and inculcate, with all authority; and let no one despise thee.
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,
2 and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus a laborer with us, and to the church in thy house.
and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:
3 Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God always, and remember thee in my prayers,
I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,
5 lo, from the time that I heard of thy faith, and of the love thou hast towards our Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints;
hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
6 that there may be a fellowship of thy faith, yielding fruits in works, and in the knowledge of all the good things ye possess in Jesus the Messiah.
that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ.
7 For we have great joy and consolation, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thy love.
For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
8 Therefore I might have great freedom In the Messiah, to enjoin upon thee the things that are right.
Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,
9 But for love's sake, I earnestly beseech thee even I, Paul, who am aged, as thou knowest, and now also a prisoner for Jesus the Messiah.
yet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:
10 I beseech thee for my son, whom I had begotten in my bonds for Onesimus;
I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
11 from whom formerly thou hadst no profit, but now very profitable will he be both to thee and to me; and whom I have sent to thee.
who was aforetime unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:
12 And receive thou him, as one begotten by me.
whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:
13 For I was desirous to retain him with me, that he might minister to me in thy stead, in these bonds for the gospel.
whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
14 But I would do nothing without consulting thee; lest thy benefit should be as if by compulsion, and not with thy pleasure.
but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
15 And, perhaps, also, he therefore departed from thee for a season, that thou mightest retain him for ever; (aiōnios g166)
For perhaps he was therefore parted [from thee] for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever; (aiōnios g166)
16 henceforth, not as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother dear to me, and much more to thee, both in the flesh and in our Lord?
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.
17 If therefore thou art in fellowship with me, receive him as one of mine.
If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself.
18 And if he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, place it to my account.
But if he hath wronged thee at all, or oweth [thee] aught, put that to mine account;
19 I, Paul, have written it with my own hand, I will repay: not to say to thee, that to me thou owest thy ownself.
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.
20 Yes, my brother, let me be refreshed by thee in our Lord: refresh thou my bowels in the Messiah.
Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.
21 Being confident that thou wilt hearken to me, I have written to thee: and I know that thou wilt do more than I say.
Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.
22 And herewith, prepare also a house for me to lodge in; for I hope that, by your prayers, I shall be given to you.
But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.
23 Epaphras, a fellow-captive with me in Jesus the Messiah, saluteth thee;
Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee;
24 and Mark, and Aristarchus, and Demas, and Luke, my coadjutors.
[and so do] Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
