Philemon 1

1 These things speak thou, and exhort, and inculcate, with all authority; and let no one despise thee.

Παῦλος δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ Τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφὸς Φιλήμονι τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν

2 and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus a laborer with us, and to the church in thy house.

καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ τῇ (ἀδελφῇ *N(K)O*) καὶ Ἀρχίππῳ τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν καὶ τῇ κατ᾽ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ·

3 Grace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

4 I thank my God always, and remember thee in my prayers,

Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου πάντοτε μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου,

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;

ἀκούων σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν ἣν ἔχεις (πρὸς *NK(o)*) τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,

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.

ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου ἐνεργὴς γένηται ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν (ἡμῖν *N(K)O*) εἰς Χριστόν (Ἰησοῦν. *K*)

7 For we have great joy and consolation, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thy love.

(χαρὰν *NK(O)*) γὰρ πολλὴν (ἔσχον *N(K)O*) καὶ παράκλησιν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου, ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ.

8 Therefore I might have great freedom In the Messiah, to enjoin upon thee the things that are right.

Διὸ πολλὴν ἐν Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον

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.

διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ, τοιοῦτος ὢν ὡς Παῦλος πρεσβύτης νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ·

10 I beseech thee for my son, whom I had begotten in my bonds for Onesimus;

παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς (μου, *K*) Ὀνήσιμον,

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.

τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον νυνὶ δὲ (καὶ *n*) σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον,

12 And receive thou him, as one begotten by me.

ὃν ἀνέπεμψά (σοι *N(K)O*) (δὲ *k*) αὐτόν, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα (προσλαβοῦ. *K*)

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.

ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου·

14 But I would do nothing without consulting thee; lest thy benefit should be as if by compulsion, and not with thy pleasure.

χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι, ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον.

15 And, perhaps, also, he therefore departed from thee for a season, that thou mightest retain him for ever; (aiōnios g166)

τάχα γὰρ διὰ τοῦτο ἐχωρίσθη πρὸς ὥραν, ἵνα αἰώνιον αὐτὸν ἀπέχῃς· (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?

οὐκέτι οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον ἀλλ᾽ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί, πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν κυρίῳ;

17 If therefore thou art in fellowship with me, receive him as one of mine.

εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.

18 And if he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, place it to 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: not to say to thee, that to me thou owest thy ownself.

Ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω· ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις.

20 Yes, my brother, let me be refreshed by thee in our Lord: refresh thou my bowels in the Messiah.

ναί, ἀδελφέ, ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν κυρίῳ· ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν (Χριστῷ. *N(K)O*)

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.

Πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου ἔγραψά σοι εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ (ἃ *N(k)O*) λέγω ποιήσεις.

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.

ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν· ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν.

23 Epaphras, a fellow-captive with me in Jesus the Messiah, saluteth thee;

(Ἀσπάζεταί *N(K)O*) σε Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

24 and Mark, and Aristarchus, and Demas, and Luke, my coadjutors.

Μᾶρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου.

25 The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.

ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου (ἡμῶν *KO*) Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν. (ἀμήν. *KO*) (Πρός Φιλήμονα ἐγράφη ἀπό Ῥώμης διά Ὀνησίμου οἰκέτου. *K*)