Philemon 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,
Paul a prisoner of Iesus Christ, and our brother Timotheus, vnto Philemon our deare friende, and fellowe helper,
2 and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house:
And to our deare sister Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowe souldier, and to the Church that is in thine house:
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.
4 I give thanks to my God, always making mention of thee in my prayers,
I giue thanks to my God, making mention alwaies of thee in my praiers,
5 hearing of thy love and faith that thou hast unto the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
(When I heare of thy loue and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and towarde all Saintes)
6 that the fellowship of thy faith may become working in the full knowledge of every good thing that [is] in you toward Christ Jesus;
That the fellowship of thy faith may bee made effectuall, and that whatsoeuer good thing is in you through Christ Iesus, may be knowen.
7 for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
For we haue great ioy and consolation in thy loue, because by thee, brother, the Saintes bowels are comforted.
8 Wherefore, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit —
Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaund thee that which is conuenient,
9 because of the love I rather entreat, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;
Yet for loues sake I rather beseeche thee, though I be as I am, euen Paul aged, and euen nowe a prisoner for Iesus Christ.
10 I entreat thee concerning my child — whom I did beget in my bonds — Onesimus,
I beseeche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bondes,
11 who once was to thee unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to thee,
Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,
12 whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,
Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,
13 whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,
Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.
14 and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,
But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
15 for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him, (aiōnios g166)
It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer, (aiōnios g166)
16 no more as a servant, but above a servant — a brother beloved, especially to me, and how much more to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord!
Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?
17 If, then, with me thou hast fellowship, receive him as me,
If therefore thou count our thinges common, receiue him as my selfe.
18 and if he did hurt to thee, or doth owe anything, this to me be reckoning;
If he hath hurt thee, or oweth thee ought, that put on mine accounts.
19 I, Paul did write with my hand, I — I will repay; that I may not say that also thyself, besides, to me thou dost owe.
I Paul haue written this with mine owne hande: I will recompense it, albeit I doe not say to thee, that thou owest moreouer vnto me euen thine owne selfe.
20 Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;
Yea, brother, let mee obteine this pleasure of thee in the Lord: comfort my bowels in the Lord.
21 having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;
Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.
22 and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.
Moreouer also prepare mee lodging: for I trust through your prayers I shall be freely giuen vnto you.
23 Salute thee doth Epaphras, (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus, )
There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesus,
24 Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen!
Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my felowe helpers.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with your spirit! Amen.
The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with your spirit, Amen. ‘Written from Rome to Philemon, and send by Onesimus a seruant.’
