Revised Version 1895

Philemon 1

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972, aprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198ofG80ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andG2532TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheosG5095ourG2424brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,toG2532PhilemonΦιλήμονιPhilēmoniG5371ourG2424belovedἀγαπητῷagapētōG27andG2532fellow-worker,

2andG2532toG2596ApphiaἈπφίᾳApphiaG682ourG2532sisterἀδελφῇadelphēaG79,andG2532toG2596ArchippusἈρχίππῳArchippōG751ourG2532fellow-soldier,andG2532toG2596theG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiaG1577inG2596thyhouseοἶκόνoikonG3624:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485toG2532youG5210andG2532peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316ourG2316FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962andG2532theG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

4IG1473thankΕὐχαριστῶEucharistōG2168myG2168GodθεῷtheōG2316alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842,makingποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160mentionμνείανmneianG3417ofG2316theeinἐπὶepiG1909myG2168prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335,

5hearingἀκούωνakouōnG191ofG2962thyloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG2962theG3956faithπίστινpistinG4102whichἣνhēnG3739thou hasttowardG1519theG3956LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532towardG1519allG3956theG3956saintsἁγίους,hagiousG40;

6thatὅπωςhopōsG3704theG3956fellowshipκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842ofG3956thyfaithπίστεώςpisteōsG4102mayG3956becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096effectual,inἐνenG1722theG3956knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofG3956everyG3956goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18thingG18whichG3588isinἐνenG1722youσουsouG4771, untoChristΧριστόνChristonG5547.

7ForγὰρgarG1063IG2532hadmuchπολλὴνpollēnG4183joyχαρὰνcharanG5479andG2532comfortπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874inἐπὶepiG1909thyloveἀγάπῃagapēG26,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theG3588heartsσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698ofG1223theG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40havebeenἔσχονeschonG2192refreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautaiG373throughG1223thee,brotherἀδελφέ.¶adelpheG80.

8WhereforeG1352,thoughG1722IG1352haveallG3588boldnessπαρρησίανparrēsianG3954inG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547toG1722enjoin theethatG1722whichG3588is befitting,

9yetG2532forG1223love’sἀγάπηνagapēnG26sakeδιὰdiaG1223IG2532ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123beseech,beingὢνōnG1510suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutosG5108aoneG3588asὡςhōsG5613PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972theG3588agedπρεσβύτηςpresbutēsG4246,andG2532nowδὲdeG1161aprisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424:

10IG1473beseech theeforπερὶperiG4012myG1699childτέκνουteknouG5043,whomὃνhonG3739IG1473havebegottenἐγέννησαegennēsaG1080inἐνenG1722myG1699bondsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199,OnesimusὈνήσιμον,OnēsimonG3682,

11whoG3739was aforetime unprofitabletoG2532thee,butG1161nowG1161is profitabletoG2532theeandG2532toG2532meἐμοὶemoiG1473:

12whomτὰtaG3588IG3778haveG1510sentG375backἀνέπεμψάanepempsaG375toG3778theeinG3778hisG846ownG1699personG3778,thatG3778isG1510,myG1699veryG846heartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698:

13whomG3739IG1473wouldG2098fain havekeptG3739withG1722meG1473,thatG3739inG1722thybehalfὑπὲρhuperG5228heG3739mightG1473ministerδιακονῇdiakonēaG1247untomeG1473inG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588bondsδεσμοῖςdesmoisG1199ofG2098theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου·euangeliouG2098:

14butG1161withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565thy mindIG1161wouldG3762doποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160nothingG3762;thatG2443thygoodnessἀγαθόνagathonG18shouldG2443notμὴmēG3361beᾖēG1510asὡςhōsG5613ofκατὰkataG2596necessityἀνάγκηνanagkēnG318,butG1161ofκατὰkataG2596freeἑκούσιον.hekousionG1595willG1510.

15ForG1063perhapsτάχαtachaG5029heG846wasthereforeδιὰdiaG1223partedfromἀπέχῃς·apechēsG568theeforG1063a season,thatἵναinaG2443thou shouldest havehimG846forG1063ever;

16noοὐκέτιouketietiG3756longerοὐκέτιouketietiG2089asG5613aservantδοῦλονdoulonG1401,butG1161moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanὑπὲρhuperG5228aservantδοῦλον,doulonG1401, abrotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80belovedἀγαπητόν,agapētonG27, speciallytoG2532meἐμοί,emoiG1473,butG1161howG5613muchπόσῳposōG4214ratherG3123toG2532thee,bothG2532inἐνenG1722theG2532fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561andG2532inἐνenG1722theG2532Lordκυρίῳ;kuriōG2962.

17IfεἰeiG1487thenοὖνounG3767thou countestmeἐμέ.emeG1473apartnerκοινωνόν,koinōnonG2844,receiveπροσλαβοῦproslabouG4355himG846asὡςhōsG5613myselfG846.

18ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487heG3778hathwrongedἠδίκησένēdikēsenG91thee at all,orἢēG2228oweth thee aught, putthatG3778toτιtiG5100mineἐμοὶemoiG1473accountἐλλόγα.¶ellogaG1677;

19IἘγὼEgōG1473PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972writeἔγραψαegrapsaG1125itG2532withG2532mineG1699ownG1699handχειρί,cheiriG5495,IἐμῇemēaG1473willG3748repayἀποτίσω·apotisōG661itG2532:thatG3754IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004notμὴmēG3361unto theehowG3754thatG3754thou owesttoἵναinaG2443meG3004evenκαὶkaiG2532thineownG1699selfG4572besides.

20Yea,brotherἀδελφέ,adelpheG80,letὀναίμηνonaimēnG3685meἐγώegōG1473have joyofG2962theeinG1722theτὰtaG3588Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962:refreshἀνάπαυσόνanapausonG373myG1722heartσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698inG1722ChristΧριστῷ.¶ChristōG5547.

21HavingG3982confidenceG3982inG2532thineobedienceὑπακοῇhupakoēaG5218IG3739writeἔγραψάegrapsaG1125unto thee,knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thou wiltdoποιήσεις.poiēseisG4160evenκαὶkaiG2532beyondὑπὲρhuperG5228whatG3739IG3739sayλέγωlegōG3004.

22ButδὲdeG1161withalprepareἑτοίμαζέhetoimazeG2090meG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532alodgingξενίαν·xenianG3578:forγὰρgarG1063IG1473hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679thatὅτιhotiG3754throughδιὰdiaG1223yourG2532prayersπροσευχῶνproseuchōnG4335IG1473shallG2532beG2532grantedχαρισθήσομαιcharisthēsomaiG5483untoyouG5210.

23EpaphrasἘπαφρᾶςEpaphrasG1889,myG1722fellow-prisonerinG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, saluteth thee;

24andG1473so doMarkΜᾶρκος,MarkosG3138,AristarchusἈρίσταρχος,AristarchosG708,DemasΔημᾶς,DēmasG1214,LukeΛουκᾶς,LoukasG3065, my fellow-workers.

25TheG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485ofG4151ourG2424LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547beG3326withG3326yourG2962spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151. Amen.

Commentaries on Philemon 1

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain