Προς Φιλημονα 1
1 Παῦλος δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ Τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφὸς Φιλήμονι τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy my brother, to Philemon my beloved, and our fellow-laborer,
2 καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ τῇ (ἀδελφῇ *N(K)O*) καὶ Ἀρχίππῳ τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν καὶ τῇ κατ᾽ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ·
and to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church that is in your house:
3 χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
grace be to you all, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου πάντοτε μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου,
I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,
5 ἀκούων σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν ἣν ἔχεις (πρὸς *NK(o)*) τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους,
hearing of your love and your faith, which you have in the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints,
6 ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου ἐνεργὴς γένηται ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν (ἡμῖν *N(K)O*) εἰς Χριστόν (Ἰησοῦν. *K*)
that your participation in the faith may be active in the acknowledgment of every good thing that is in us, to the honor of Christ Jesus.
7 (χαρὰν *NK(O)*) γὰρ πολλὴν (ἔσχον *N(K)O*) καὶ παράκλησιν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου, ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ.
For we have great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
8 Διὸ πολλὴν ἐν Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον
Wherefore, though I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do that which is becoming,
9 διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ, τοιοῦτος ὢν ὡς Παῦλος πρεσβύτης νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ·
yet, on account of my love, I rather exhort you, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner on account of Jesus Christ.
10 παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς (μου, *K*) Ὀνήσιμον,
I beseech you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds,
11 τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον νυνὶ δὲ (καὶ *n*) σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον,
who, for some time, has been unprofitable to you, but now is very profitable to you and to me:
12 ὃν ἀνέπεμψά (σοι *N(K)O*) (δὲ *k*) αὐτόν, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα (προσλαβοῦ. *K*)
I send him back, and do you receive him, that is, my son.
13 ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου·
I did wish to keep him with me, that, in your stead, he might serve me in my bonds for the gospel;
14 χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι, ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον.
but, without your consent, I was not willing to do any thing, that your good deed might not be as a matter of necessity, but one of free-will.
Perhaps, indeed, lie departed for a short time for this reason, that you might receive him forever; (aiōnios g166)
16 οὐκέτι οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον ἀλλ᾽ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί, πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν κυρίῳ;
no longer as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, especially by me, and how much more by you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
17 εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.
If, then, you regard me as a partner, receive him as myself.
18 εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει, τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγα.
But if he has done you any wrong, or owes you any thing, put that to my account.
19 Ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω· ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις.
I, Paul, do write it with my own hand, I will repay it; that I may not say to you, that you owe to me even yourself besides.
20 ναί, ἀδελφέ, ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν κυρίῳ· ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν (Χριστῷ. *N(K)O*)
Yes, brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: refresh my heart in the Lord.
21 Πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου ἔγραψά σοι εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ (ἃ *N(k)O*) λέγω ποιήσεις.
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
22 ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν· ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν.
At the same time, also, prepare me a lodging: for I hope that through the prayers of you all, I may be given to you.
23 (Ἀσπάζεταί *N(K)O*) σε Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,
Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, salutes you:
24 Μᾶρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου.
so also do Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow-laborers.
25 ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου (ἡμῶν *KO*) Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν. (ἀμήν. *KO*) (Πρός Φιλήμονα ἐγράφη ἀπό Ῥώμης διά Ὀνησίμου οἰκέτου. *K*)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirits. Amen.
