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1. Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved and our co-worker,

1. From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus and from our brother Timothy; to our dear fellow worker Philemon,

2. to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church at your house.

2. our sister Apphia, our fellow soldier Archippus and the church that meets in your house.

3. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3. Grace and the peace of God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4. I give thanks to my God always, remembering you in my prayers,

4. I always thank my God, mentioning you in my prayers,

5. as I hear of the love and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus and for all the holy ones,

5. because I hear of the love and the faith which you have for the Lord Jesus and for all God's holy people.

6. so that your partnership in the faith may become effective in recognizing every good there is in us that leads to Christ.

6. I pray that your fellowship in faith may come to expression in full knowledge of all the good we can do for Christ.

7. For I have experienced much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the holy ones have been refreshed by you, brother.

7. I have received much joy and encouragement by your love; you have set the hearts of God's holy people at rest.

8. Therefore, although I have the full right in Christ to order you to do what is proper,

8. Therefore, although in Christ I have no hesitations about telling you what your duty is,

9. I rather urge you out of love, being as I am, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus.

9. I am rather appealing to your love, being what I am, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

10. I urge you on behalf of my child Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment,

10. I am appealing to you for a child of mine, whose father I became while wearing these chains: I mean Onesimus.

11. who was once useless to you but is now useful to (both) you and me.

11. He was of no use to you before, but now he is useful both to you and to me.

12. I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you.

12. I am sending him back to you -- that is to say, sending you my own heart.

13. I should have liked to retain him for myself, so that he might serve me on your behalf in my imprisonment for the gospel,

13. I should have liked to keep him with me; he could have been a substitute for you, to help me while I am in the chains that the gospel has brought me.

14. but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that the good you do might not be forced but voluntary.

14. However, I did not want to do anything without your consent; it would have been forcing your act of kindness, which should be spontaneous.

15. Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,

15. I suppose you have been deprived of Onesimus for a time, merely so that you could have him back for ever,

16. no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me, but even more so to you, as a man and in the Lord.

16. no longer as a slave, but something much better than a slave, a dear brother; especially dear to me, but how much more to you, both on the natural plane and in the Lord.

17. So if you regard me as a partner, welcome him as you would me.

17. So if you grant me any fellowship with yourself, welcome him as you would me;

18. And if he has done you any injustice or owes you anything, charge it to me.

18. if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, put it down to my account.

19. I, Paul, write this in my own hand: I will pay. May I not tell you that you owe me your very self.

19. I am writing this in my own hand: I, Paul, shall pay it back -- I make no mention of a further debt, that you owe your very self to me!

20. Yes, brother, may I profit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

20. Well then, brother, I am counting on you, in the Lord; set my heart at rest, in Christ.

21. With trust in your compliance I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

21. I am writing with complete confidence in your compliance, sure that you will do even more than I ask.

22. At the same time prepare a guest room for me, for I hope to be granted to you through your prayers.

22. There is another thing: will you get a place ready for me to stay in? I am hoping through your prayers to be restored to you.

23. Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

23. Epaphras, a prisoner with me in Christ Jesus, sends his greetings;

24. as well as Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers.

24. so do my fellow-workers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke.

25. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

25. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.



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