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Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and
fellow -
worker,
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
and
to Apphia our sister, and
to Archippus our fellow -
soldier, and to the church in
thy
house:
to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that
meets
at
your
house:
Grace to
you
and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace and peace to
you
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I thank my God always
, making
mention
of
thee
in my prayers,
I always
thank my God, remembering
you
in my prayers,
hearing
of
thy
love,
and
of
the
faith which
thou
hast
toward
the Lord Jesus ,
and toward
all the saints ;
because
I
hear
about
your
faith in
the Lord Jesus and your
love
for
all the saints .
that the fellowship
of
thy
faith may become effectual,
in
the
knowledge
of
every good thing which
is in you,
unto
Christ.
I
pray
that your
partnership
in
the faith may become effective
as
you
fully
acknowledge
every good thing that
is ours
in Christ.
For
I had
much
joy and comfort
in thy
love, because the hearts of the saints have
been
refreshed
through
thee,
brother
.
I take
great
joy and encouragement
in your
love, because you,
brother,
have
refreshed
the hearts of the saints.
Wherefore,
though
I
have
all
boldness
in Christ to enjoin
thee
that
which
is befitting
,
So
although
in Christ I
am
bold
enough
to order
you
to
do
what
is proper
,
yet
for love's
sake
I rather
beseech
, being
such
a
one
as
Paul the
aged, and now
a prisoner also
of Christ Jesus :
I
prefer
to
appeal
on
the
basis
of
love.
For I, Paul ,
am
now
aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as
well.
I beseech
thee
for my child, whom
I have
begotten
in my
bonds,
Onesimus,
I appeal
to
you
for my child Onesimus
, whose
father
I became
while
I
was
in chains.
who
once
was unprofitable
to thee
, but now is
profitable
to thee
and to me :
Formerly
he
was useless
to you
, but now he
has
become
useful
both
to you
and to me .
whom
I have
sent
back to thee
in
his
own
person,
that
is ,
my very heart :
I am
sending
back to you
him
who
is my very heart .
whom
I would fain
have kept
with me, that in
thy
behalf he might
minister unto
me in the
bonds
of
the gospel :
I would have liked
to
keep
him
with me, so
that on
your
behalf he could
minister to
me in my
chains
for
the gospel .
but without
thy
mind
I would
do nothing;
that thy
goodness should
not be as
of necessity
, but of
free will.
But I did
not
want
to
do anything
without
your
consent,
so
that your
goodness will
not be out
of compulsion
, but by
your
own
free will.
For perhaps he was therefore
parted
`
from thee'
for a season
, that thou
shouldest
have him for ever;
For perhaps this
is
why
he was separated
from you
for a while
, so
that you
might
have him back
for good—
no longer as a servant
, but more
than a servant
, a brother beloved ,
specially
to me, but how
much
rather
to thee
, both in the
flesh
and in the Lord.
no longer as a slave
, but better
than a slave
, as
a beloved
brother .
He
is
especially
beloved to me, but even
more
so
to you
, both in person
and in the Lord.
If then
thou
countest
me a partner, receive him as myself
.
So
if you
consider
me a partner, receive him as you
would
receive
me
.
But if he hath
wronged the
at
all,
or oweth
`thee'
aught
, put
that
to mine
account ;
But if he has
wronged you
in
any
way
or owes
you
anything
, charge
it
to my
account .
I Paul write it
with mine
own hand ,
I will repay it :
that
I
say
not unto
thee
that
thou
owest
to me even
thine
own
self besides
.
I ,
Paul ,
write this
with my
own hand .
I will repay it —
not to mention
that
you
owe
me your
very
self.
Yea
, brother, let me have joy
of
thee
in the Lord :
refresh my heart in Christ.
Yes
, brother, let me have some
benefit
from
you
in the Lord .
Refresh my heart in Christ.
Having
confidence
in
thine
obedience I write unto
thee
, knowing that thou
wilt
do even beyond
what
I say
.
Confident
of
your
obedience ,
I write to
you
, knowing that you
will
do even more
than
I ask
.
But
withal
prepare me
also
a lodging:
for I hope that through your prayers I shall
be granted
unto
you.
In
the
meantime,
prepare a guest
room
for me,
because
I hope that through your prayers I will
be restored
to
you.
Epaphras, my fellow -
prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth
thee;
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends
you
greetings,
`and
so
do '
Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow -
workers.
as
do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and
Luke, my fellow workers.
The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
The grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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