Philemon 1

1PaulG3972, a prisonerG1198 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, andG2532 TimothyG5095 our brotherG3588G80, unto PhilemonG5371 ourG1473 dearly belovedG27, andG2532 fellowlabourerG4904, 2AndG2532 toG27 our belovedG27 ApphiaG682, andG2532 ArchippusG751 ourG1473 fellowsoldierG3588G4961, andG2532 to the AssemblyG1577 inG2596 thyG4771 houseG3624: 3GraceG5485 to youG4771, andG2532 peaceG1515, fromG575 GodG2316 ourG1473 FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

4I thankG2168 myG1473 GodG3588G2316, makingG4160 mentionG3417 of theeG4771 alwaysG3842 inG1909 myG1473 prayersG3588G4335, 5HearingG191 of thyG4771 loveG3588G26 andG2532 faithG3588G4102, whichG3739 thou hastG2192 towardG4314 the LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424, andG2532 towardG1519 allG3956 saintsG40; 6ThatG3704 the communicationG3588G2842 of thyG4771 faithG3588G4102 may becomeG1096 effectualG1756 byG1722 the acknowledgingG1922 of everyG3956 good thingG18 which isG3588 inG1722 youG4771 inG1519 ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 7ForG1063 we haveG2192 greatG4183 joyG5479 andG2532 consolationG3874 inG1909 thyG4771 loveG3588G26, becauseG3754 the bowelsG3588G4698 of the saintsG3588G40 are refreshedG373 byG1223 theeG4771, brotherG80. 8

WhereforeG1352, though I might beG2192 muchG4183 boldG3954 inG1722 ChristG5547 to enjoinG2004 theeG4771 that which is convenientG433, 9Yet forG1223 love’sG3588G26 sakeG1223 IG3870 ratherG3123 beseechG3870 thee, beingG1510 such an oneG5108 asG5613 PaulG3972 the agedG4246, andG1161 nowG3570 alsoG2532 a prisonerG1198 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547. 10I beseechG3870 theeG4771 forG4012 myG1699 sonG5043 OnesimusG3682, whomG3739 I have begottenG1080 inG1722 myG1473 bondsG3588G1199: 11WhichG3588 in time pastG4218 wasG3588 to theeG4771 unprofitableG890, butG1161 nowG3570 profitableG2173 to theeG4771 andG2532 to meG1473: 12WhomG3739 I have sent againG375: thouG4771 thereforeG1161 receiveG4355 himG846, thatG3778 isG1510, mine ownG1699 bowelsG4698: 13WhomG3739 IG1473 wouldG1014 have retainedG2722 withG4314 meG1683, thatG2443 inG5228 thyG4771 steadG5228 he might have ministeredG1247 unto meG1473 inG1722 the bondsG3588G1199 of the gospelG3588G2098: 14ButG1161 withoutG5565 thyG4674 mindG1106 would IG2309 doG4160 nothingG3762; thatG2443 thyG4771 benefitG18 shouldG1510 notG3361 beG1510 as it wereG5613 ofG2596 necessityG318, butG235 willinglyG1595. 15ForG1063 perhapsG5029 heG5563 thereforeG1223G3778 departedG5563 forG4314 a seasonG5610, thatG2443 thou shouldest receiveG568 himG846 for everG166; 16Not nowG3765 asG5613 a servantG1401, butG235 aboveG5228 a servantG1401, a brotherG80 belovedG27, speciallyG3122 to meG1473, butG1161 how muchG4214 moreG3123 unto theeG4771, bothG2532 inG1722 the fleshG4561, andG2532 inG1722 the LordG2962? 17IfG1487 thou countG2192 meG1473 thereforeG3767 a partnerG2844, receiveG4355 himG846 asG5613 myselfG1473. 18IfG1487 he hath wrongedG91 theeG4771, orG2228 owethG3784 thee oughtG5100, putG1677 thatG3778 on mineG1473 accountG1677; 19IG1473 PaulG3972 have writtenG1125 it with mine ownG1699 handG5495, IG1473 will repayG661 it: albeitG2443 I doG3004 notG3361 sayG3004 to theeG4771 howG3754 thou owestG4359 unto meG1473 evenG2532 thine own selfG4572 besidesG4359. 20YeaG3483, brotherG80, letG3685 meG1473 have joyG3685 of theeG4771 inG1722 the LordG2962: refreshG373 myG1473 bowelsG3588G4698 inG1722 the LordG2962. 21Having confidenceG3982 inG3588G5218 thyG4771 obedienceG3588G5218 I wroteG1125 unto theeG4771, knowingG1492 thatG3754 thou wilt alsoG2532 doG4160 more thanG5228 I sayG3004.

22ButG1161 withalG260 prepareG2090 meG1473 alsoG2532 a lodgingG3578: forG1063 I trustG1679 thatG3754 throughG1223 yourG4771 prayersG3588G4335 I shall be givenG5483 unto youG4771. 23

There saluteG782 theeG4771 EpaphrasG1889, myG1473 fellowprisonerG4869 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424; 24MarcusG3138, AristarchusG708, DemasG1214, LucasG3065, myG1473 fellowlabourersG4904. 25The graceG3588G5485 of ourG1473 LordG3588G2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 be withG3326 yourG4771 spiritG3588G4151. AmenG281.

WrittenG1125 fromG575 RomeG4516 toG4314 PhilemonG5371, byG1223 OnesimusG3682 a servantG3610.