Philemon 1

1PaulG3972, a prisonerG1198 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424, and TimothyG5095 our brotherG80, to Philemon our belovedG27 and fellow-worker, 2and to Apphia our sisterG79, and to ArchippusG751 our fellow-soldier, and to the churchG1577 in thy houseG3624: 3GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

4I thankG2168 my GodG2316 alwaysG3842, makingG4160 mentionG3417 of thee in my prayersG4335, 5hearingG191 of thy loveG26, and of the faithG4102 which thou hast toward the LordG2962 JesusG2424, and toward all the saintsG40; 6that the fellowshipG2842 of thy faithG4102 may becomeG1096 effectual, in the knowledgeG1922 of every goodG18 thingG18 which is in you, unto ChristG5547. 7For I had muchG4183 joyG5479 and comfortG3874 in thy loveG26, because the heartsG4698 of the saintsG40 have been refreshedG373 through thee, brotherG80.

8Wherefore, though I have all boldnessG3954 in ChristG5547 to enjoin thee that which is befitting, 9yet for love’sG26 sakeG1223 I ratherG3123 beseech, beingG1510 such a oneG3588 as PaulG3972 the aged, and nowG1161 a prisonerG1198 alsoG2532 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424: 10I beseech thee for my childG5043, whom I have begottenG1080 in my bonds, OnesimusG3682, 11who onceG4218 was unprofitable to thee, but nowG1161 is profitable to thee and to me: 12whom I have sent backG375 to thee in his own person, that isG1510, my very heartG4698: 13whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalfG5228 he might ministerG1247 unto me in the bonds of the gospelG2098: 14but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not beG1510 as of necessityG318, but of free will. 15For perhapsG5029 he was therefore parted from thee for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever; 16noG3756 longerG2089 as a servantG1401, but moreG3123 than a servantG1401, a brotherG80 belovedG27, specially to me, but howG5613 muchG4214 ratherG3123 to thee, both in the fleshG4561 and in the LordG2962. 17If thenG3767 thou countest me a partnerG2844, receiveG4355 him as myself. 18But if he hath wrongedG91 thee at all, or oweth thee aught, put that to mineG1473 account; 19I PaulG3972 writeG1125 it with mine own handG5495, I will repay it: that I sayG3004 not unto thee that thou owest to me evenG2532 thine own self besides. 20Yea, brotherG80, let me have joy of thee in the LordG2962: refreshG373 my heartG4698 in ChristG5547.

21Having confidenceG3982 in thine obedienceG5218 I writeG1125 unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do evenG2532 beyond what I sayG3004. 22But withal prepareG2090 me alsoG2532 a lodging: for I hopeG1679 that through your prayersG4335 I shall be grantedG5483 unto you.

23EpaphrasG1889, my fellow-prisoner in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, saluteth thee; 24and so do MarkG3138, AristarchusG708, DemasG1214, LukeG3065, my fellow-workers.

25The graceG5485 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 be with your spiritG4151. Amen.