Berean Standard Bible

Philemon 1

(Philippians 1:1–2; Colossians 1:1–2)

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,To PhilemonΦιλήμονιPhilēmoniG5371ourG1473τῷtōG3588belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27καὶkaiG2532fellow workerσυνεργῷsunergōG4904,

2καὶkaiG2532to ApphiaἈπφίᾳApphiaG682ourτῇtēaG3588sisterἀδελφῇadelphēaG79καὶkaiG2532,to ArchippusἈρχίππῳArchippōG751ourG1473τῷtōG3588fellow soldierσυστρατιώτῃsustratiōtēG4961,andκαὶkaiG2532to theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577that meetsatκατ᾽kat᾽G2596yourσουsouG4771houseοἶκόνoikonG3624:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

Philemon’s Faith and Love

4I always thankΕὐχαριστῶ πάντοτεEucharistō pantoteG2168 G3842myG1473τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,rememberingμνείαν ποιούμενοςmneian poioumenosG4160 G3417youσουsouG4771inἐπὶepiG1909myG1473τῶνtōnG3588prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335,

5because I hear aboutἀκούωνakouōnG191ἣνhēnG3739yourἔχειςecheisG2192τὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102inπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andκαὶkaiG2532yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26καὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588saintsἁγίους,hagiousG40.

6I praythatὅπωςhopōsG3704ἡhēG3588yourσουsouG4771partnershipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842in theτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεώςpisteōsG4102may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096effectiveἐνεργὴςenergēsG1756asἐνenG1722you fully acknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922everyπαντὸςpantosG3956goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18thingthatτοῦtouG3588isoursἐνenG1722 G1473inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστόνChristonG5547.

7γὰρgarG1063I takeἔσχονeschonG2192greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183joyχαρὰνcharanG5479andκαὶkaiG2532encouragementπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874inἐπὶepiG1909yourσου,souG4771τῇtēaG3588loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,becauseὅτιhotiG3754youσοῦ,souG4771,brotherἀδελφέ.¶adelpheG80,have refreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautaiG373διὰdiaG1223theτὰtaG3588heartsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40.

Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus

8SoΔιὸDioG1352although inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547I amἔχωνechōnG2192boldπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954enoughπολλὴνpollēnG4183to orderἐπιτάσσεινepitasseinG2004youσοιsoiG4771to dowhatτὸtoG3588isproperἀνῆκονanēkonG433,

9I prefer to appealμᾶλλον παρακαλῶ,mallon parakalōG3123 G3870on the basis ofδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26. ForὡςhōsG5613IτοιοῦτοςtoioutosG5108,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,amὢνōnG1510nowνυνὶnuniG3570agedπρεσβύτηςpresbutēsG4246,andδὲdeG1161a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

10I appealπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870to youσεseG4771forπερὶperiG4012myG1699τοῦtouG3588childτέκνουteknouG5043OnesimusὈνήσιμον,OnēsimonG3682,whoseὃνhonG3739father I becameἐγέννησαegennēsaG1080while I wasinἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588chainsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199.

11FormerlyποτέpoteG4218τόνtonG3588he wasuselessἄχρηστονachrēstonG890to youσοιsoiG4771,butδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570he has becomeusefulεὔχρηστον,euchrēstonG2173bothκαὶkaiG2532to youσοὶsoiG4771andκαὶkaiG2532to meἐμοὶemoiG1473.

12I am sending backὃν ἀνέπεμψάhon anepempsaG3739 G375to youσοιsoiG4771himαὐτόν,autonG846whoτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510myG1699τὰtaG3588very heartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698.

13IἐγὼegōG1473would have likedἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014to keepκατέχειν,katecheinG2722himὃνhonG3739withπρὸςprosG4314meG1683,so thatἵναinaG2443on your behalfὑπὲρ σοῦhuper souG5228 G4771he could minister toδιακονῇdiakonēaG1247meἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473inἐνenG1722myτοῖςtoisG3588chainsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199for theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου·euangeliouG2098.

14ButδὲdeG1161I did not wantἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309to doποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160anythingοὐδὲνoudenG3762withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565yourG4674τῆςtēsG3588consentγνώμηςgnōmēsG1106,so thatἵναinaG2443yourG4771τὸtoG3588goodnessἀγαθόνagathonG18will not beμὴ ᾖmē ēG1510 G3361out ofὡς κατὰhōs kataG5613 G2596compulsionἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318,butἀλλὰallaG235byκατὰkataG2596your own free willἑκούσιον.hekousionG1595.

15ForγὰρgarG1063perhapsτάχαtachaG5029this is whyδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778he was separatedἐχωρίσθηechōristhēG5563from youforπρὸςprosG4314a whileὥραν,hōranG5610,so thatἵναinaG2443you might have him backαὐτὸν ἀπέχῃς·auton apechēsG568 G846for goodαἰώνιονaiōnionG166—

16no longerG3765asὡςhōsG5613a slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235better thanὑπὲρhuperG5228a slaveδοῦλον,doulonG1401, asa belovedἀγαπητόν,agapētonG27brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80. He isespeciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122belovedto meἐμοί,emoiG1473,butδὲdeG1161even more soπόσῳ μᾶλλονposō mallonG4214 G3123to youσοὶsoiG4771,bothκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722personσαρκὶsarkiG4561andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962.

17SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you considerἔχειςecheisG2192meG1473a partnerκοινωνόν,koinōnonG2844,receiveπροσλαβοῦproslabouG4355himαὐτὸνautonG846asὡςhōsG5613you would receivemeG1473.

18ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487he has wrongedἠδίκησένēdikēsenG91youσεseG4771in any wayτιtiG5100orἢēG2228owesὀφείλει,opheileiG3784you anything,charge it to my accountτοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγα.¶touto emoi ellogaG3778 G1473 G1677.

19IἘγὼEgōG1473,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,writeἔγραψαegrapsaG1125thiswithτῇtēaG3588my ownG1699handχειρί,cheiriG5495.IἐμῇemēaG1473will repayἀποτίσω·apotisōG661it—notμὴmēG3361toἵναinaG2443mentionλέγωlegōG3004G4771thatὅτιhotiG3754you oweπροσοφείλεις.prosopheileisG4359meἐγὼegōG1473your very selfκαὶkaiG2532 G4572.

20Yesναί,naiG3483,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,let me have some benefitὀναίμηνonaimēnG1473 G3685from youσουsouG4771inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.RefreshἀνάπαυσόνanapausonG373myG1473τὰtaG3588heartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ.¶ChristōG5547.

21Confident ofΠεποιθὼςPepoithōsG3982yourσουsouG4771τῇtēaG3588obedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG5218,I writeἔγραψάegrapsaG1125to youσοιsoiG4771,knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you will doποιήσεις.poiēseisG4160evenκαὶkaiG2532moreὑπὲρhuperG5228thanἃhaG3739I askλέγωlegōG3004.

22In the meantimeἅμα δὲhama deG1161 G260,prepareἑτοίμαζέhetoimazeG2090a guest roomξενίαν·xenianG3578for meG1473καὶkaiG2532,becauseγὰρgarG1063I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῶνtōnG3588prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335I will be restoredχαρισθήσομαιcharisthēsomaiG5483to youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

Additional Greetings

23EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,myG1473ὁhoG3588fellow prisonerσυναιχμάλωτόςsunaichmalōtosG4869inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,sends you greetingsἈσπάζεταί σεAspazetai seG782 G4771,

24as doMarkΜᾶρκος,MarkosG3138,AristarchusἈρίσταρχος,AristarchosG708,DemasΔημᾶς,DēmasG1214, andLukeΛουκᾶς,LoukasG3065,myG1473οἱhoiG3588fellow workersσυνεργοίsunergoiG4904.

25TheἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithμετὰmetaG3326yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771τοῦtouG3588spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

(Philippians 1:1–2; Colossians 1:1–2)

Philemon’s Faith and Love

Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus

Additional Greetings

Commentaries on Philemon 1