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Philemon 1:8-16

8τὸtoG3588WhereforeΔιὸDioG1352,though I might beἔχωνechōnG2192muchπολλὴνpollēnG4183boldπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547to enjoinἐπιτάσσεινepitasseinG2004theeσοιsoiG4771that which is convenientἀνῆκονanēkonG433,

9YetforG1223love’sτὴν ἀγάπηνtēn agapēnG3588 G26sakeδιὰdiaG1223IG3870ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123beseechG3870thee,beingὢνōnG1510such an oneτοιοῦτοςtoioutosG5108asὡςhōsG5613PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972the agedπρεσβύτηςpresbutēsG4246,andδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570alsoκαὶkaiG2532a prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198of JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

10τοῦtouG3588I beseechπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870theeσεseG4771forπερὶperiG4012myG1699sonτέκνουteknouG5043OnesimusὈνήσιμον,OnēsimonG3682,whomὃνhonG3739I have begottenἐγέννησαegennēsaG1080inἐνenG1722myἐμοῦemouG1473bondsτοῖς δεσμοῖςtois desmoisG3588 G1199:

11WhichG3588in time pastποτέpoteG4218wasG3588to theeσοιsoiG4771unprofitableἄχρηστονachrēstonG890,butδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570profitableεὔχρηστον,euchrēstonG2173to theeσοὶsoiG4771andG2532to meἐμοὶemoiG1473:

12τὰtaG3588WhomὃνhonG3739I have sent againἀνέπεμψάanepempsaG375:thouσοιsoiG4771thereforeG1161receiveG4355himαὐτόν,autonG846,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,mine ownG1699bowelsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698:

13WhomὃνhonG3739IἐγὼegōG1473wouldἐβουλόμηνeboulomēnG1014have retainedκατέχειν,katecheinG2722withπρὸςprosG4314meG1683,thatἵναinaG2443inG5228thyσοῦsouG4771steadG5228he might have ministeredδιακονῇdiakonēaG1247unto meἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473inἐνenG1722the bondsτοῖς δεσμοῖςtois desmoisG3588 G1199of the gospelτοῦ εὐαγγελίου·tou euangeliouG3588 G2098:

14κατὰkataG2596τῆςtēsG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565thyG4674mindγνώμηςgnōmēsG1106would IἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309doποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762;thatἵναinaG2443thyG4771benefitἀγαθόνagathonG18shouldG1510notμὴmēG3361beᾖēG1510as it wereὡςhōsG5613ofκατὰkataG2596necessityἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318,butἀλλὰallaG235willinglyἑκούσιον.hekousionG1595.

15ForγὰρgarG1063perhapsτάχαtachaG5029heG5563thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778departedG5563forπρὸςprosG4314a seasonὥραν,hōranG5610,thatἵναinaG2443thou shouldest receiveἀπέχῃς·apechēsG568himαὐτὸνautonG846for everαἰώνιονaiōnionG166;

16Not nowG3765asὡςhōsG5613a servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228a servantδοῦλον,doulonG1401,a brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80belovedἀγαπητόν,agapētonG27,speciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122to meἐμοί,emoiG1473,butδὲdeG1161how muchπόσῳposōG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123unto theeσοὶsoiG4771,bothκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962?

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