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Salutation

1 aPaul°, ba prisoner° of cChrist° Jesus°, and dTimothy° Iour brother°,

¶ To Philemon° our beloved° [brother] and efellow° worker°, 2 and to Apphia° Iaour sister°, and to bArchippus° our cfellow° soldier°, and to dthe church° in your house°: 3 aGrace° to you and peace° from God° our Father° and the Lord° Jesus° Christ°.

[1] ILit the aPhp 1:1 bEp 3:1 cGa 3:26 d2Co 1:1; Col 1:1 ePhp 2:25; Phm 24
[2] ILit the aRo 16:1 bCol 4:17 cPhp 2:25; 2Ti 2:3 dRo 16:5
[3] aRo 1:7

Philemon’s Love and Faith

4aI thank° my God° always°, making° mention° of you in my prayers°, 5 because I ahear° of your love° and of the faith° which° you have° toward° the Lord° Jesus° and toward° all° the Isaints°; 6 [and I pray] that the fellowship° of your faith° may become° effective° Ithrough° the aknowledge° of every° good° thing° which is in you IIfor Christ’s° sake°. 7 For I have come to have° much° ajoy° and comfort° in your love°, because° the Ihearts° of the IIsaints° have been brefreshed° through° you, brother°.

[4] aRo 1:8f
[5] IOr holy ones aEp 1:15; Col 1:4; 1Th 3:6
[6] IOr in IILit toward Christ aPhp 1:9; Col 1:9; 3:10
[7] ILit inward parts IIOr holy ones a2Co 7:4, 13 b1Co 16:18; Phm 20

8 ¶ Therefore°, athough I have° Ienough° confidence° in Christ° to order° you [to do] what° is bproper°, 9 yet for love’s° sake° I rather° aappeal° [to you]—since I am° such° a person° as Paul°, Ithe baged°, and now° also° ca prisoner° of dChrist° Jesus°

[8] ILit much a2Co 3:12; 1Th 2:6 bEp 5:4
[9] IOr an ambassador aRo 12:1 bTit 2:2 cPhm 1 dGa 3:26; 1Ti 1:12; Phm 23

Plea for Onesimus, a Free Man

10 I aappeal° to you for my bchild° IcOnesimus°, whom° I have begotten° in my IIimprisonment°, 11 who formerly° was useless° to you, but now° is useful° both° to you and to me. 12 I have sent° him back° to you in person°, that is, [sending] my very heart°, 13 whom° I wished° to keep° with me, so° that on your behalf° he might minister° to me in my Iaimprisonment° for the gospel°; 14 but without° your consent° I did not want° to do° anything°, so° that your goodness° would anot be, in effect°, by compulsion° but of your own free° will°. 15 For perhaps° ahe was for this° reason° separated° [from you] for a while°, that you would have° him back° forever°, 16 ano° longer° as a slave°, but more° than° a slave°, ba beloved° brother°, especially° to me, but how° much° more° to you, both° cin the flesh° and in the Lord°.

[10] II.e. useful IILit bonds aRo 12:1 b1Co 4:14f cCol 4:9
[13] ILit bonds aPhp 1:7; Phm 10
[14] a2Co 9:7; 1P 5:2
[15] aGn 45:5, 8
[16] a1Co 7:22 bMt 23:8; 1Ti 6:2 cEp 6:5; Col 3:22

17 ¶ If° then° you regard° me a apartner°, accept° him as [you would] me. 18 But if° he has wronged° you in any° way° or° owes° you anything°, charge° that to my account°; 19 aI, Paul°, am writing° this with my own° hand°, I will repay° it (bnot to Imention° to you that you owe° to me even° your own° self° as well°). 20 Yes°, brother°, let me benefit° from you in the Lord°; arefresh° my heart° in Christ°.

[17] a2Co 8:23
[19] ILit say a1Co 16:21; 2Co 10:1; Ga 5:2 b2Co 9:4
[20] aPhm 7

21aHaving° confidence° in your obedience°, I write° to you, since I know° that you will do° even° more° than° what° I say°.

[21] a2Co 2:3

22 ¶ At the same° time° also° prepare° me a alodging°, for bI hope° that through° cyour prayers° dI will be given° to you.

[22] aAc 28:23 bPhp 1:25; 2:24 c2Co 1:11 dAc 27:24; He 13:19

23aEpaphras°, my bfellow° prisoner° in Christ° Jesus°, greets° you, 24 [as do] aMark°, bAristarchus°, cDemas°, cLuke°, my dfellow° workers°.

[23] aCol 1:7; 4:12 bRo 16:7; Phm 1
[24] aAc 12:12, 25; 15:37-39; Col 4:10 bAc 19:29; 27:2; Col 4:10 cCol 4:14; 2Ti 4:10f dPhm 1

25aThe grace° of the Lord° Jesus° Christ° be bwith your spirit°.I

[25] IOne early ms adds Amen aGa 6:18 b2Ti 4:22


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1 ¶ Paul,º a prisonerº of Jesusº Christ,º andº Timothyº [our] brother,º unto Philemonº our¹ dearly beloved,º andº fellowlabourer,º 2 Andº to [our] belovedº Apphia,º andº Archippusº ourº fellowsoldier,º andº to the² churchº inº thyº house:º 3 Graceº to you,º andº peace,º fromº Godº ourº Fatherº andº the Lordº Jesusº Christ.º

[1] 1Co 3:9; 2Co 1:1; Ep 3:1; 4:1; 6:20; Php 2:25; 4:3; Col 1:1; 4:11; 1Th 3:2; 2Th 1:1; 2Ti 1:8; Phm 1:9, 24.
[2] Ro 16:5; 1Co 16:19; Php 2:25; Col 4:15, 17; 2Ti 2:3.
[3] Ro 1:7; 2Co 13:14; Ep 1:2.

He rejoiceth to hear of the faith and love of Philemon,

4 I thankºª myº God,º makingºª mentionº of theeº alwaysº inº myº prayers,º 5 Hearingºª of thyº loveº andº faith,º whichº thou hastºª towardº the² Lordº Jesus,º andº towardº allº saints;º 6 Thatº the² communicationº of thyº faithº may becomeºª effectualº byº the acknowledgingº of everyº good thingº whichº is inº youº inº Christº Jesus.º 7 Forº we haveºª greatº joyº andº consolationº inº thyº love,º becauseº the² bowelsº of the² saintsº are refreshedºª byº thee,º brother.º 8 Wherefore,º though I might beºª muchº boldº inº Christº to enjoinºª theeº that which is convenient,ºª

[4] Ro 1:8; Ep 1:16; Php 1:3; Col 1:3; 1Th 1:2; 2Th 1:3; 2Ti 1:3.
[5] Ps 16:3; Ac 9:39; Ro 12:13; 15:25; 1Co 16:1; Ga 5:6; Ep 1:15; Col 1:4; Phm 1:7; 1Jn 3:23; 5:1.
[6] Mt 5:16; 1Co 14:25; 2Co 9:12; Php 1:9; 4:8; Tit 3:14; He 6:10; Jm 2:14, 17; 1P 1:5; 2:12; 3:1, 16; 2P 1:8.
[7] 2Co 7:13; 1Th 1:3; 2:13, 19; 3:9; 2Ti 1:16; Phm 1:20; 2Jn 1:4; 3Jn 1:3.
[8] 2Co 3:12; 10:1, 8; 11:21; 1Th 2:2, 6.

whom he desireth to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to receive him again.

9 Yet for¹ love's¹ sake²² I¹ª ratherº beseechºª [thee], beingºª such an oneº asº Paulº the aged,º andº nowº alsoº a prisonerº of Jesusº Christ.º 10 I beseechºª theeº forº myº sonº Onesimus,º whomº I have begottenºª inº myº bonds:º 11 Whichº in time pastº was¹ª to theeº unprofitable,º butº nowº profitableº to theeº andº to me:º 12 Whomº I have sent again:ºª thouº thereforeº receiveºª him,º that is,ºª mine ownº bowels:º 13 Whomº Iº wouldºª have retainedºª withº me,º thatº in thy¹ steadº² he might have ministered¹ª unto² meº inº the² bondsº of the² gospel:º 14 Butº withoutº thyº mindº wouldºª I doºª nothing;º that¹ª² thyº benefitº should¹ª not¹² beºª as¹ it were² ofº necessity,º butº willingly.ºº 15 Forº¹ perhapsº he¹ª thereforeº² departedºª forº a season,º thatº thou shouldest receiveºª himº for ever;º 16 Not nowº asº a servant,º butº aboveº a servant,º a brotherº beloved,º speciallyº to me,º butº how muchº moreº unto thee,º bothº inº the flesh,º andº inº the Lord?º 17 Ifº thou countºª meº thereforeº a partner,º receiveºª himº asº myself.º 18 ² Ifº¹ he hath wrongedºª thee,º orº owethºª [thee] ought,º put¹ª that¹ on¹ª mine account;º²² 19 Iº Paulº have writtenºª [it] with mine ownº hand,º Iº will repayºª [it]: albeit¹ª² I do¹ª not¹² sayºª to theeº howº thou owestºª unto meº evenº thine own selfº besides.¹ª 20 Yea,º brother,º let¹ª meº have joyºª of theeº inº the Lord:º refreshºª myº bowelsº inº the Lord.º 21 Having confidenceºª in thyº obedienceº I wroteºª unto thee,º knowingºª thatº thou wilt¹ª alsoº doºª more thanºº I say.ºª 22 Butº withalº prepareºª meº alsoº a lodging:º forº I trustºª thatº throughº yourº prayersº I shall be givenºª unto you.º 23 There saluteºª theeº Epaphras,º myº fellowprisonerº inº Christº Jesus;º 24 Marcus,º Aristarchus,º Demas,º Lucas,º myº fellowlabourers.º 25 The² graceº of ourº Lordº Jesusº Christº [be] withº yourº spirit.º Amen.º [[[Written¹ª from¹ Rome¹ to¹ Philemon,¹ by¹ Onesimus¹ a servant.]]]¹

[9] Ps 71:9, 18; Pv 16:31; Is 46:4; Ro 12:1; 2Co 5:20; 6:1; Ep 3:1; 4:1; Phm 1:1; He 13:19; 1P 2:11.
[10] 2S 9:1; 18:5; 19:37; Mk 9:17; 1Co 4:15; Ga 4:19; Col 4:9; 1Ti 1:2; Tit 1:4.
[11] Jb 30:1; Mt 25:30; Lk 15:24, 32; 17:10; Ro 3:12; 2Ti 4:11; 1P 2:10.
[12] Dt 13:6; 2S 16:11; Jr 31:20; Mt 6:14; 18:21; Mk 11:25; Lk 15:20; Ep 4:32.
[13] 1Co 16:17; Ep 3:1; 4:1; Php 2:30; Phm 1:1.
[14] 1Ch 29:17; Ps 110:3; 1Co 9:7, 17; 2Co 1:24; 8:12; 9:5, 7; Phm 1:8; 1P 5:2, 3.
[15] Gn 45:5; 50:20; Ps 76:10; Is 20:6; Ac 4:28.
[16] Mt 23:8; Ac 9:17; Ga 4:28; Ep 6:5; Col 3:22; 1Ti 6:2; He 3:1; 1P 1:22; 1Jn 5:1.
[17] Mt 10:40; 12:48; 18:5; 25:40; Ac 16:15; 2Co 8:23; Ep 3:6; Php 1:7; 1Ti 6:2; Phm 1:10, 12; He 3:1, 14; Jm 2:5; 1P 5:1; 1Jn 1:3.
[18] Is 53:4.
[19] 1Co 4:15; 9:1; 16:21; 2Co 3:2; Ga 5:2; 6:11; 1Ti 1:2; Tit 1:4; Jm 5:19.
[20] 2Co 2:2; 7:4, 13; Php 1:8; 2:1, 2; 4:1; 1Th 2:19; 3:7; Phm 1:7, 12; He 13:17; 1Jn 3:17; 3Jn 1:4.
[21] 2Co 2:3; 7:16; 8:22; Ga 5:10; 2Th 3:4.
[22] Ac 28:23; Ro 15:24, 30; 2Co 1:11; Php 1:19, 25; 2:24; He 13:23; Jm 5:16; 2Jn 1:12; 3Jn 1:14.
[23] Ro 16:7; Col 1:7; 4:10, 12.
[24] Ac 12:12, 25; 13:13; 15:37; 19:29; 27:2; 2Co 8:23; Php 2:25; 4:3; Col 4:10, 14; 2Ti 4:10, 11; Phm 1:1; 3Jn 1:8.
[25] Ro 16:20, 24; 2Ti 4:22.


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