New American Standard Bible 1995

Philemon 1:15-19

15For perhapsτάχαtachaG5029he was for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223separatedἐχωρίσθηechōristhēG5563from youfor a whileὥραν,hōranG5610,that you would haveG568him backG568foreverαἰώνιονaiōnionG166,

16noG3765longerG3765as a slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401,but moreG5228thanG5228a slaveδοῦλον,doulonG1401,a belovedἀγαπητόν,agapētonG27brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122to me, but howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123to you, bothG2532in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561and in the Lordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962.

17IfεἰeiG1487thenοὖνounG3767you regardἔχειςecheisG2192me apartnerκοινωνόν,koinōnonG2844,acceptπροσλαβοῦproslabouG4355him as you would me.

18But ifεἰeiG1487he has wrongedἠδίκησένēdikēsenG91you in anyG5100wayG5100orἢēG2228owesὀφείλει,opheileiG3784you anythingG5100,chargeG1677that to my accountG1677;

19I, PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,am writingἔγραψαegrapsaG1125this with my ownG1699handχειρί,cheiriG5495,I will repayἀποτίσω·apotisōG661it (not tomentionλέγωlegōG3004to you that you oweG4359to me evenκαὶkaiG2532your ownG4572selfG4572as wellG4359).

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