New American Standard Bible 2020

Philemon 1:1-9

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, andTimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095our brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,To PhilemonΦιλήμονιPhilēmoniG5371our belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27brother andfellowσυνεργῷsunergōG4904workerG4904,

2and to ApphiaἈπφίᾳApphiaG682our sisterἀδελφῇadelphēaG79, and toArchippusἈρχίππῳArchippōG751ourfellowσυστρατιώτῃsustratiōtēG4961soldierG4961, and tothe churchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577in your houseοἶκόνoikonG3624:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515from GodθεοῦtheouG2316our FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

4I thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168my GodθεῷtheōG2316alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,makingποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417of you in my prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335,

5because IhearἀκούωνakouōnG191of your loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26and of the faithπίστινpistinG4102whichἣνhēnG3739you haveἔχειςecheisG2192towardπρὸςprosG4314the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and towardεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956thesaintsἁγίους,hagiousG40;

6and I praythat the fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842of your faithπίστεώςpisteōsG4102may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096effectiveἐνεργὴςenergēsG1756throughG1722theknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of everyπαντὸςpantosG3956goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18thingG18which is in youfor the sakeεἰςeisG1519of ChristΧριστόνChristonG5547.

7For I have hadἔσχονeschonG2192greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183joyχαρὰνcharanG5479and comfortπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874in your loveἀγάπῃagapēG26,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theheartsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40have beenrefreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautaiG373throughδιὰdiaG1223you, brotherἀδελφέ.¶adelpheG80.

8ThereforeΔιὸDioG1352,though I haveἔχωνechōnG2192enoughπολλὴνpollēnG4183confidenceπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547to orderἐπιτάσσεινepitasseinG2004you to dowhatτὸtoG3588isproperἀνῆκονanēkonG433,

9yetfor love’sἀγάπηνagapēnG26sakeδιὰdiaG1223I ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123appealπαρακαλῶ,parakalōG3870to you--since I amὢνōnG1510suchG5108aG5108personG5108as PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, anoldG4246manG4246,and nowνυνὶnuniG3570alsoκαὶkaiG2532a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424--

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