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Philemon 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,aprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourbrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,toPhilemonourbelovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27andfellow-worker,

2andtoApphiaoursisterἀδελφῇadelphēaG79,andtoArchippusἈρχίππῳArchippōG751ourfellow-soldier,andtothechurchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577inthyhouseοἶκόνoikonG3624:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485toyouandpeaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316ourFatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andtheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

4IthankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myGodθεῷtheōG2316alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,makingG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417oftheeinmyprayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335,

5hearingἀκούωνakouōnG191ofthyloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,andofthefaithπίστινpistinG4102whichthou hasttowardtheLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andtowardallthesaintsἁγίους,hagiousG40;

6thatthefellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842ofthyfaithπίστεώςpisteōsG4102maybecomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096effectual,intheknowledgeG1922ofeverygoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18thingG18whichisinyou, untoChristΧριστόνChristonG5547.

7ForIhadmuchG4183joyχαρὰνcharanG5479andcomfortG3874inthyloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,becausetheheartsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698ofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40havebeenrefreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautaiG373throughthee,brotherἀδελφέ.¶adelpheG80.

8Wherefore,thoughIhaveallboldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547toenjoin theethatwhichisbefitting,

9yetforlove’sἀγάπηνagapēnG26sakeδιὰdiaG1223IratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123beseech,beingὢνōnG1510suchaoneG3588asPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972theaged,andnowG1161aprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424:

10Ibeseech theeformychildτέκνουteknouG5043,whomIhavebegottenἐγέννησαegennēsaG1080inmybonds,OnesimusὈνήσιμον,OnēsimonG3682,

11whoonceποτέpoteG4218wasunprofitabletothee,butnowG1161isprofitabletotheeandtome:

12whomIhavesentbackἀνέπεμψάanepempsaG375totheeinhisownperson,thatisG1510,myveryheartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698:

13whomIwouldfainhavekeptwithme,thatinthybehalfὑπὲρhuperG5228hemightministerG1247untomeinthebondsofthegospelεὐαγγελίου·euangeliouG2098:

14butwithoutthy mindIwoulddonothing;thatthygoodnessshouldnotbeᾖēG1510asofnecessityἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318,butoffreewill.

15ForperhapsτάχαtachaG5029hewasthereforepartedfromtheeforaseason,thatthou shouldesthavehimforever;

16noοὐκέτιouketietiG3756longerG2089asaservantG1401,butmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanaservantG1401,abrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80belovedἀγαπητόν,agapētonG27, speciallytome,buthowG5613muchπόσῳposōG4214ratherG3123tothee,bothinthefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561andintheLordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962.

17IfthenG3767thou countestmeapartnerκοινωνόν,koinōnonG2844,receiveπροσλαβοῦproslabouG4355himasmyself.

18ButifhehathwrongedἠδίκησένēdikēsenG91theeatall,oroweth thee aught, putthattomineG1473account;

19IPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972writeἔγραψαegrapsaG1125itwithmineownhandχειρί,cheiriG5495,Iwillrepayit:thatIsayλέγωlegōG3004notunto theethatthou owesttomeevenκαὶkaiG2532thineownselfbesides.

20Yea,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,letmehavejoyoftheeintheLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:refreshG373myheartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698inChristΧριστῷ.¶ChristōG5547.

21HavingconfidenceG3982inthineobedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG5218IwriteἔγραψάegrapsaG1125unto thee,knowingthatthou wiltdoevenκαὶkaiG2532beyondwhatIsayλέγωlegōG3004.

22ButwithalprepareἑτοίμαζέhetoimazeG2090mealsoκαὶkaiG2532alodging:forIhopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679thatthroughyourprayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335IshallbegrantedχαρισθήσομαιcharisthēsomaiG5483untoyou.

23EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,myfellow-prisonerinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, saluteth thee;

24andso doMarkΜᾶρκος,MarkosG3138,AristarchusἈρίσταρχος,AristarchosG708,DemasΔημᾶς,DēmasG1214,LukeΛουκᾶς,LoukasG3065, my fellow-workers.

25ThegraceχάριςcharisG5485ofourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithyourspiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151. Amen.

Commentaries on Philemon 1

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