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Philemon 1:1-9

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:

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