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Philemon 1:8-16

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.

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