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Philemon

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Philemon 1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Salutation

11PaulG3972, 2a prisonerG1198 of 3ChristG5547 JesusG2424, and 4TimothyG5095 5our brotherG80,

To PhilemonG5371 our belovedG27 brother and 6fellowG4904 workerG4904, 2and to ApphiaG682 78our sisterG79, and to 9ArchippusG751 our 10fellowG4961 soldierG4961, and to 11the churchG1577 in your houseG3624: 312GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

Philemon’s Love and Faith

413I thankG2168 my GodG2316 alwaysG3842, makingG4160 mentionG3417 of you in my prayersG4335, 5because I 14hearG191 of your loveG26 and of the faithG4102 whichG3739 you haveG2192 towardG4314 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 and towardG1519 allG3956 the 15saintsG40; 6and I pray that the fellowshipG2842 of your faithG4102 may becomeG1096 effectiveG1756 16throughG1722 the 17knowledgeG1922 of everyG3956 goodG18 thingG18 which is in you 18for the sakeG1519 of ChristG5547. 7For I have hadG2192 greatG4183 19joyG5479 and comfortG3874 in your loveG26, becauseG3754 the 20heartsG4698 of the 21saintsG40 have been 22refreshedG373 throughG1223 you, brotherG80.

8ThereforeG1352, 23though I haveG2192 24enoughG4183 confidenceG3954 in ChristG5547 to orderG2004 you to do whatG3588 is 25properG433, 9yet for love’sG26 sakeG1223 I ratherG3123 26appealG3870 to you--since I amG1510 suchG5108 aG5108 personG5108 as PaulG3972, 27an 28oldG4246 manG4246, and nowG3570 alsoG2532 29a prisonerG1198 of 30ChristG5547 JesusG2424--

Plea for Onesimus, a Free Man

10I 31appealG3870 to you for my 3233sonG5043 3435OnesimusG3682, whomG3739 I 36fatheredG1080 in my 37imprisonmentG1199, 11who previouslyG4218 was uselessG890 to you, but nowG3570 is usefulG2173 bothG2532 to you and to me. 12I have sentG375 him backG375 to you in personG846, that is, sending my very heartG4698, 13whomG3739 I wantedG1014 to keepG2722 with me, soG2443 thatG2443 inG5228 your behalfG5228 he might beG1247 atG1247 my serviceG1247 in my 3839imprisonmentG1199 for the gospelG2098; 14but I did not wantG2309 to doG4160 anythingG3762 withoutG5565 your consentG1106, soG2443 thatG2443 your goodnessG18 would 40not be, inG5613 effectG5613, by compulsionG318, but of your own freeG1595 willG1595. 15For perhapsG5029 it was 41for thisG3778 reasonG1223 that he was separatedG5563 from you for a whileG5610, that you would haveG568 him backG568 foreverG166, 1642noG3765 longerG3765 as a slaveG1401, but moreG5228 thanG5228 a slaveG1401, 43a belovedG27 brotherG80, especiallyG3122 to me, but howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 to you, bothG2532 44in the fleshG4561 and in the LordG2962.

17IfG1487 thenG3767 you regardG2192 me as a 45partnerG2844, acceptG4355 him as you would me. 18But ifG1487 he has wrongedG91 you in anyG5100 wayG5100 orG2228 owesG3784 you anything, chargeG1677 that toG1677 my accountG1677; 1946I, PaulG3972, have writtenG1125 this with my ownG1699 handG5495, I will repayG661 it (47not to 48mentionG3004 to you that you oweG4359 to me evenG2532 your ownG4572 selfG4572 asG4359 wellG4359). 20YesG3483, brotherG80, let me benefitG3685 from you in the LordG2962; 49refreshG373 my heartG4698 in ChristG5547.

2150HavingG3982 confidenceG3982 in your obedienceG5218, I writeG1125 to you, since I knowG3609 that you will doG4160 evenG2532 moreG5228 thanG5228 whatG3739 I sayG3004.

22At the sameG260 timeG260 alsoG2532 prepareG2090 me a 51guestG3578 roomG3578, for 52I hopeG1679 that throughG1223 53your prayersG4335 54I will be givenG5483 to you.

2355EpaphrasG1889, my 56fellowG4869 prisonerG4869 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, greetsG782 you, 24as do 57MarkG3138, 58AristarchusG708, 59DemasG1214, and 60LukeG3065, my 61fellowG4904 workersG4904.

2562The graceG5485 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 be 63with your spiritG4151.64

Notes

  1. 1. Philemon 1:1 Phil 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Philemon 1:1 Eph 3:1 ↩
  3. 3. Philemon 1:1 Gal 3:26 ↩
  4. 4. Philemon 1:1 2 Cor 1:1; Col 1:1 ↩
  5. 5. Philemon 1:1 Lit the ↩
  6. 6. Philemon 1:1 Phil 2:25; Philem 24 ↩
  7. 7. Philemon 1:2 Lit the ↩
  8. 8. Philemon 1:2 Rom 16:1 ↩
  9. 9. Philemon 1:2 Col 4:17 ↩
  10. 10. Philemon 1:2 Phil 2:25; 2 Tim 2:3 ↩
  11. 11. Philemon 1:2 Rom 16:5 ↩
  12. 12. Philemon 1:3 Rom 1:7 ↩
  13. 13. Philemon 1:4 Rom 1:8f ↩
  14. 14. Philemon 1:5 Eph 1:15; Col 1:4; 1 Thess 3:6 ↩
  15. 15. Philemon 1:5 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  16. 16. Philemon 1:6 Or in ↩
  17. 17. Philemon 1:6 Phil 1:9; Col 1:9; 3:10 ↩
  18. 18. Philemon 1:6 Lit toward Christ ↩
  19. 19. Philemon 1:7 2 Cor 7:4, 13 ↩
  20. 20. Philemon 1:7 Lit inward parts ↩
  21. 21. Philemon 1:7 See note v 5 ↩
  22. 22. Philemon 1:7 1 Cor 16:18; Philem 20 ↩
  23. 23. Philemon 1:8 2 Cor 3:12; 1 Thess 2:6 ↩
  24. 24. Philemon 1:8 Lit much ↩
  25. 25. Philemon 1:8 Eph 5:4 ↩
  26. 26. Philemon 1:9 Rom 12:1 ↩
  27. 27. Philemon 1:9 Or an ambassador ↩
  28. 28. Philemon 1:9 Titus 2:2 ↩
  29. 29. Philemon 1:9 Philem 1 ↩
  30. 30. Philemon 1:9 Gal 3:26; 1 Tim 1:12; Philem 23 ↩
  31. 31. Philemon 1:10 Rom 12:1 ↩
  32. 32. Philemon 1:10 Or child ↩
  33. 33. Philemon 1:10 1 Cor 4:14f ↩
  34. 34. Philemon 1:10 I.e., useful ↩
  35. 35. Philemon 1:10 Col 4:9 ↩
  36. 36. Philemon 1:10 I.e., led to the Lord ↩
  37. 37. Philemon 1:10 Lit bonds ↩
  38. 38. Philemon 1:13 Lit bonds ↩
  39. 39. Philemon 1:13 Phil 1:7; Philem 10 ↩
  40. 40. Philemon 1:14 2 Cor 9:7; 1 Pet 5:2 ↩
  41. 41. Philemon 1:15 Gen 45:5, 8 ↩
  42. 42. Philemon 1:16 1 Cor 7:22 ↩
  43. 43. Philemon 1:16 Matt 23:8; 1 Tim 6:2 ↩
  44. 44. Philemon 1:16 Eph 6:5; Col 3:22 ↩
  45. 45. Philemon 1:17 2 Cor 8:23 ↩
  46. 46. Philemon 1:19 1 Cor 16:21; 2 Cor 10:1; Gal 5:2 ↩
  47. 47. Philemon 1:19 2 Cor 9:4 ↩
  48. 48. Philemon 1:19 Lit say ↩
  49. 49. Philemon 1:20 Philem 7 ↩
  50. 50. Philemon 1:21 2 Cor 2:3 ↩
  51. 51. Philemon 1:22 Acts 28:23 ↩
  52. 52. Philemon 1:22 Phil 1:25; 2:24 ↩
  53. 53. Philemon 1:22 2 Cor 1:11 ↩
  54. 54. Philemon 1:22 Acts 27:24; Heb 13:19 ↩
  55. 55. Philemon 1:23 Col 1:7; 4:12 ↩
  56. 56. Philemon 1:23 Rom 16:7; Philem 1 ↩
  57. 57. Philemon 1:24 Acts 12:12, 25; 15:37-39; Col 4:10 ↩
  58. 58. Philemon 1:24 Acts 19:29; 27:2; Col 4:10 ↩
  59. 59. Philemon 1:24 Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:10f ↩
  60. 60. Philemon 1:24 Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:10f ↩
  61. 61. Philemon 1:24 Philem 1 ↩
  62. 62. Philemon 1:25 Gal 6:18 ↩
  63. 63. Philemon 1:25 2 Tim 4:22 ↩
  64. 64. Philemon 1:25 One early ms adds Amen ↩

Commentaries on Philemon 1

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