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Philemon 1:8-16

8WhereforehavingmuchπολλὴνpollēnG4183boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547toenjoin theewhatisfitting,

9forlove'ssakeδιὰdiaG1223IratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123exhortπαρακαλῶ,parakalōG3870,beingὢνōnG1510suchaoneG3588asPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972theaged,andnowG1161alsoκαὶkaiG2532prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198ofJesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

10IexhortπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870theeformychildτέκνουteknouG5043,whomIhavebegottenἐγέννησαegennēsaG1080in[my]bonds,OnesimusὈνήσιμον,OnēsimonG3682,

11onceποτέpoteG4218unserviceabletothee,butnowG1161serviceabletotheeandtome:

12whomIhavesentbackἀνέπεμψάanepempsaG375tothee: [butdothou receive]him,thatisG1510,mybowels:

13whomIwasdesirousofkeepingwithmyself,thatfortheehemightministerG1247tomeinthebondsoftheglad tidings;

14butIhavewishedG2309todonothingwithoutthy mind,thatthygoodἀγαθόνagathonG18mightnotbeᾖēG1510asofnecessityἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318butofwillingness:

15forperhapsτάχαtachaG5029forthisreasonhehasbeenseparatedG5563[fromthee]foratimeὥραν,hōranG5610,thatthou mightest possesshimfullyforever;

16notanylongerG2089asabondman,butaboveabondman,abelovedἀγαπητόν,agapētonG27brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80, speciallytome,andhowG5613muchπόσῳposōG4214ratherG3123tothee,bothin[the]fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561andin[the]Lordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962?

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