Philemon 1

1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the 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 Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly 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 give thanks to 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 faith that thou hast unto 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 working in the full knowledge of every good thing that [is] in you toward Christ Jesus;

that the comynyng of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowing of al good thing in Crist Jhesu.

7 for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because the bowels 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, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit —

For which thing Y hauynge myche trist in Crist Jhesu, to comaunde to thee that that perteyneth to profit;

9 because of the love I rather entreat, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;

but Y biseche more for charite, sithen thou art siche as the elde Poul, and now the boundun of Jhesu Crist.

10 I entreat thee concerning my child — whom I did beget in my bonds — Onesimus,

Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,

11 who once was to thee unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to thee,

which sumtyme was vnprofitable to thee, but now profitable bothe to thee and to me; whom Y sente ayen to thee.

12 whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,

And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;

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 Y wolde withholde with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me in boondis 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 with out thi counseil Y wolde not do ony thing, that thi good schulde not be as of nede, but wilful.

15 for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him, (aiōnios g166)

For perauenture therfor he departide fro thee for a tyme, that thou schuldist resseyue hym with outen ende; (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!

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, with me thou hast fellowship, receive him as me,

Therfor if thou hast me a felowe, resseyue hym as me; for if he hath ony thing anoied thee,

18 and if he did hurt to thee, or doth owe anything, this to me be reckoning;

ethir owith, arette thou this thing to me.

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.

Y Poul wroot with myn hoond, Y schal yelde; that Y seie not to thee, that also thou owist to me thi silf.

20 Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;

So, brothir, Y schal vse thee in the Lord; fille thou myn entrails in Crist.

21 having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

Y tristnynge of thin obedience wroot to thee, witynge that thou schalt do ouer that that Y seie.

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.

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 Salute thee doth Epaphras, (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus, )

Epafras, prisoner with me in Crist Jhesu,

24 Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen!

greetith thee wel, and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas, myn helperis.

25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with your spirit! Amen.

The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit. Amen.