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Philemon 1:1-9

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

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

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515to youὑμῖνhuminG4771fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG1473FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andκαὶkaiG2532theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

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.

8SoΔιὸDioG1352although inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547I amἔχωνechōnG2192boldπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954enoughπολλὴνpollēnG4183to orderἐπιτάσσεινepitasseinG2004youσοιsoiG4771to dowhatτὸtoG3588isproperἀνῆκονanēkonG433,

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

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