Philemon 1:8-16

8SoG1352 although inG1722 ChristG5547 I amG2192 boldG3954 enoughG4183 to orderG2004 youG4771 to do whatG3588 is properG433, 9I prefer to appealG3123G3870 on the basis ofG1223 loveG26. For IG5108, PaulG3972, amG1510 nowG3570 agedG4246, andG1161 a prisonerG1198 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 as wellG2532.

10I appealG3870 to youG4771 forG4012 myG1699 childG5043 OnesimusG3682,1 whoseG3739 father I becameG1080 while I was inG1722 chainsG1199. 11FormerlyG4218 he was uselessG890 to youG4771, butG1161 nowG3570 he has become usefulG2173 bothG2532 to youG4771 andG2532 to meG1473. 12I am sending backG3739G375 to youG4771 himG846 whoG3778 isG1510 myG1699 very heartG4698.

13IG1473 would have likedG1014 to keepG2722 him withG4314 meG1683, so thatG2443 on your behalfG5228G4771 he could minister toG1247 meG1473 inG1722 my chainsG1199 for theG3588 gospelG2098. 14ButG1161 I did not wantG2309 to doG4160 anything withoutG5565 yourG4674 consentG1106, so thatG2443 yourG4771 goodnessG18 will not beG1510G3361 out ofG5613G2596 compulsionG318, butG235 byG2596 your own free willG1595. 15ForG1063 perhapsG5029 this is whyG1223G3778 he was separatedG5563 from you forG4314 a whileG5610, so thatG2443 you might have him backG568G846 for goodG166— 16no longerG3765 asG5613 a slaveG1401, butG235 better thanG5228 a slaveG1401, as a belovedG27 brotherG80. He is especiallyG3122 beloved to meG1473, butG1161 even more soG4214G3123 to youG4771, bothG2532 inG1722 personG4561 andG2532 inG1722 the LordG2962.