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Philemon

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Philemon 1:1-9

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.

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--

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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 ↩

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