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Philemon 1:11-25

11WhichG3588in time pastποτέpoteG4218wasG3588to theeσοιsoiG4771unprofitableἄχρηστονachrēstonG890,butδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570profitableεὔχρηστον,euchrēstonG2173to theeσοὶsoiG4771andG2532to meἐμοὶemoiG1473:

12τὰtaG3588WhomὃνhonG3739I have sent againἀνέπεμψάanepempsaG375:thouσοιsoiG4771thereforeG1161receiveG4355himαὐτόν,autonG846,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,mine ownG1699bowelsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698:

13WhomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473wouldἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014have retainedκατέχειν,katecheinG2722withπρὸςprosG4314meG1683,thatἵναinaG2443inG5228thyσοῦsouG4771steadG5228he might have ministeredδιακονῇdiakonēaG1247unto meἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473inἐνenG1722the bondsτοῖς δεσμοῖςtois desmoisG3588 G1199of the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίου·tou euangeliouG3588 G2098:

14κατὰkataG2596τῆςtēsG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565thyG4674mindγνώμηςgnōmēsG1106would IἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309doποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762;thatἵναinaG2443thyG4771benefitἀγαθόνagathonG18shouldG1510notμὴmēG3361beᾖēG1510as it wereὡςhōsG5613ofκατὰkataG2596necessityἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318,butἀλλὰallaG235willinglyἑκούσιον.hekousionG1595.

15ForγὰρgarG1063perhapsτάχαtachaG5029heG5563thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778departedG5563forπρὸςprosG4314a seasonὥραν,hōranG5610,thatἵναinaG2443thou shouldest receiveἀπέχῃς·apechēsG568himαὐτὸνautonG846for everαἰώνιονaiōnionG166;

16Not nowG3765asὡςhōsG5613a servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228a servantδοῦλον,doulonG1401,a brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80belovedἀγαπητόν,agapētonG27,speciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122to meἐμοί,emoiG1473,butδὲdeG1161how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123unto theeσοὶsoiG4771,bothκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962?

17IfεἰeiG1487thou countἔχειςecheisG2192meG1473thereforeοὖνounG3767a partnerκοινωνόν,koinōnonG2844,receiveπροσλαβοῦproslabouG4355himαὐτὸνautonG846asὡςhōsG5613myselfG1473.

18δέdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487he hath wrongedἠδίκησένēdikēsenG91theeσεseG4771,orἢēG2228owethὀφείλει,opheileiG3784theeoughtτιtiG5100,putG1677thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778on mineἐμοὶemoiG1473accountG1677;

19τῇtēaG3588IἘγὼEgōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125itwith mine ownG1699handχειρί,cheiriG5495,IἐμῇemēaG1473will repayἀποτίσω·apotisōG661it:albeitἵναinaG2443I doG3004notμὴmēG3361sayλέγωlegōG3004to theeG4771howὅτιhotiG3754thou owestG4359unto meἐγὼegōG1473evenκαὶkaiG2532thine own selfG4572besidesG4359.

20Yeaναί,naiG3483,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,letG3685meG1473have joyG3685of theeσουsouG4771inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:refreshἀνάπαυσόνanapausonG373myG1473bowelsτὰ σπλάγχναta splagchnaG3588 G4698inἐνenG1722the LordG2962.

21ἃhaG3739Having confidenceΠεποιθὼςPepoithōsG3982inG3588 G5218thyσουsouG4771obedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG3588 G5218I wroteἔγραψάegrapsaG1125unto theeσοιsoiG4771,knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thou wiltalsoκαὶkaiG2532doποιήσεις.poiēseisG4160more thanὑπὲρhuperG5228I sayλέγωlegōG3004.

22ButδὲdeG1161withalἅμαhamaG260prepareἑτοίμαζέhetoimazeG2090meG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532a lodgingξενίαν·xenianG3578:forγὰρgarG1063I trustἐλπίζωelpizōG1679thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771prayersτῶν προσευχῶνtōn proseuchōnG3588 G4335I shall be givenχαρισθήσομαιcharisthēsomaiG5483unto youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

23ὁhoG3588There saluteἈσπάζεταίAspazetaiG782theeσεseG4771EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,myG1473fellowprisonerσυναιχμάλωτόςsunaichmalōtosG4869inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424;

24οἱhoiG3588MarcusΜᾶρκος,MarkosG3138,AristarchusἈρίσταρχος,AristarchosG708,DemasΔημᾶς,DēmasG1214,LucasΛουκᾶς,LoukasG3065,myG1473fellowlabourersσυνεργοίsunergoiG4904.

25The graceἡ χάριςhē charisG3588 G5485of ourG1473Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547bewithμετὰmetaG3326yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151.AmenG281.WrittenG1125fromG575RomeG4516toG4314PhilemonG5371,byG1223OnesimusG3682a servantG3610.

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