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Greeting
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer,
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer,
Greetings from Paul and Timothy
Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,
Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,
and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which [is] in thine house.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon’s Love and Faith
I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,
I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,
Philemon's Faith and Love
I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,
I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,
hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,
in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ [Jesus].
For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
The Plea for Onesimus
Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting,
Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting,
Paul's Appeal for Onesimus
Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,
Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,
yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you — being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ —
for love's sake I rather exhort, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also prisoner of Jesus Christ.
I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains,
I exhort thee for *my* child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,
who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me.
once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:
whom I have sent back to thee: [but do *thou* receive] him, that is, *my* bowels:
whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
whom *I* was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;
But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.
but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:
For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever,
for perhaps for this reason he has been separated [from thee] for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever;
no longer as a slave but more than a slave — a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in [the] flesh and in [the] Lord?
Philemon’s Obedience Encouraged
If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.
If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.
If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner [with thee], receive him as me;
But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account.
but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything [to thee], put this to my account.
I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay — not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides.
*I* Paul have written [it] with mine own hand; *I* will repay [it]: that I say not to thee that thou owest even thine own self also to me.
Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.
Yea, brother, *I* would have profit of *thee* in [the] Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.
But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.
But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.
Farewell
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
Additional Greetings
Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;
Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.
Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.