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Philemon 1:8-16

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.

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