New American Standard Bible 2020

Philemon 1:11-25

11who previously was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. 12I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart, 13whom I wanted to keep with me, so that in your behalf he might be at my service in my 1 2imprisonment for the gospel; 14but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would 3not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will. 15For perhaps it was 4for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, 16 5no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, 6a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both 7in the flesh and in the Lord.

17If then you regard me as a 8partner, accept him as you would me. 18But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account; 19 9I, Paul, have written this with my own hand, I will repay it (10not to 11mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well). 20Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; 12refresh my heart in Christ.

21 13Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

22At the same time also prepare me a 14guest room, for 15I hope that through 16your prayers 17I will be given to you.

23 18Epaphras, my 19fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24as do 20Mark, 21Aristarchus, 22Demas, and 23Luke, my 24fellow workers.

25 25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be 26with your spirit.27

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Notes

1. Philemon 1:13 Lit bonds ↩
2. Philemon 1:13 Phil 1:7; Philem 10 ↩
3. Philemon 1:14 2 Cor 9:7; 1 Pet 5:2 ↩
4. Philemon 1:15 Gen 45:5, 8 ↩
5. Philemon 1:16 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
6. Philemon 1:16 Matt 23:8; 1 Tim 6:2 ↩
7. Philemon 1:16 Eph 6:5; Col 3:22 ↩
8. Philemon 1:17 2 Cor 8:23 ↩
9. Philemon 1:19 1 Cor 16:21; 2 Cor 10:1; Gal 5:2 ↩
10. Philemon 1:19 2 Cor 9:4 ↩
11. Philemon 1:19 Lit say ↩
12. Philemon 1:20 Philem 7 ↩
13. Philemon 1:21 2 Cor 2:3 ↩
14. Philemon 1:22 Acts 28:23 ↩
15. Philemon 1:22 Phil 1:25; 2:24 ↩
16. Philemon 1:22 2 Cor 1:11 ↩
17. Philemon 1:22 Acts 27:24; Heb 13:19 ↩
18. Philemon 1:23 Col 1:7; 4:12 ↩
19. Philemon 1:23 Rom 16:7; Philem 1 ↩
20. Philemon 1:24 Acts 12:12, 25; 15:37-39; Col 4:10 ↩
21. Philemon 1:24 Acts 19:29; 27:2; Col 4:10 ↩
22. Philemon 1:24 Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:10f ↩
23. Philemon 1:24 Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:10f ↩
24. Philemon 1:24 Philem 1 ↩
25. Philemon 1:25 Gal 6:18 ↩
26. Philemon 1:25 2 Tim 4:22 ↩
27. Philemon 1:25 One early ms adds Amen ↩

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