Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
Paul, a prisoner of Christ
Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To
Philemon our beloved fellow
worker
,
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ
, and Timothy our brother, unto
Philemon our dearly
beloved, and
fellowlabourer,
to Apphia
our sister
, to
Archippus our fellow
soldier
, and to the church that
meets
at
your
house:
And
to our beloved
Apphia
, and
Archippus our fellowsoldier
, and to the church in
thy
house:
Grace and
peace
to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Grace to you ,
and
peace,
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I always
thank my God, remembering
you
in my prayers,
I thank my God, making
mention
of
thee
always
in my prayers,
because
I
hear
about
your
faith in
the Lord Jesus and your
love
for
all the
saints .
Hearing
of
thy
love
and
faith ,
which
thou
hast
toward
the Lord Jesus ,
and toward
all saints ;
I
pray
that your
partnership
in
the faith may become effective
as
you
fully
acknowledge
every good thing that
is ours
in Christ.
That the communication
of
thy
faith may become effectual
by
the
acknowledging
of
every good thing which
is in you
in
Christ Jesus
.
I
take
great joy and encouragement
in your
love, because you,
brother,
have
refreshed
the hearts
of the saints.
For
we
have
great joy and consolation
in thy
love, because the bowels
of the saints are
refreshed
by
thee,
brother
.
So
although
in
Christ
I am
bold enough
to
order
you
to do
what
is proper
,
Wherefore,
though
I might
be
much
bold in
Christ
to enjoin
thee
that
which
is convenient
,
I
prefer
to
appeal
on
the
basis
of
love.
For I, Paul ,
am
now
aged, and a prisoner of Christ
Jesus as
well
.
Yet
for love's
sake
I rather
beseech
thee
, being
such
an
one
as
Paul the
aged, and now
also
a prisoner of Jesus Christ
.
I appeal
to
you
for my child
Onesimus, whose
father
I
became
while
I was
in chains.
I beseech
thee
for my son
Onesimus, whom
I have
begotten
in my
bonds:
Formerly
he
was useless
to you
, but now he
has
become
useful
both
to you
and to me .
Which
in
time
past
was to thee
unprofitable
, but now profitable
to thee
and to me :
I am
sending
back
to
you
him who
is my
very
heart.
Whom
I have
sent
again:
thou
therefore
receive
him ,
that
is ,
mine
own
bowels:
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 .
Whom
I would have retained
with me, that in
thy
stead
he might
have
ministered
unto
me in the bonds
of
the
gospel :
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
.
But without
thy
mind
would
I do nothing;
that thy
benefit
should
not be as
it
were
of necessity
, but willingly
.
For perhaps this
is
why
he was
separated
from
you
for a while
, so
that you
might
have
him back
for good—
For perhaps he therefore
departed
for a season
, that thou
shouldest
receive
him for ever;
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 .
Not
now
as a servant
, but above
a servant
, a brother beloved ,
specially
to me, but how
much
more unto
thee
, both in the
flesh,
and in the Lord ?
So
if you
consider
me a partner, receive him as you
would
receive
me
.
If thou
count
me therefore
a partner, receive him as myself
.
But
if he has
wronged you
in
any
way
or owes
you
anything
, charge
it
to
my
account .
If he hath
wronged thee,
or oweth
thee
ought
, put
that
on
mine
account ;
I ,
Paul ,
write
this
with my
own hand .
I will repay it —
not to mention
that
you
owe
me your
very
self.
I Paul have
written
it
with mine
own hand ,
I will repay it :
albeit
I
do
not say
to thee
how
thou
owest
unto
me even
thine
own
self besides
.
Yes
, brother, let me have some
benefit
from
you
in the Lord .
Refresh my heart
in Christ
.
Yea
, brother, let me have joy
of
thee
in the Lord :
refresh my bowels
in the
Lord
.
Confident
of
your
obedience ,
I write
to
you
, knowing that you
will
do even
more than I ask
.
Having
confidence
in
thy
obedience I wrote
unto
thee
, knowing that thou
wilt
also
do more than I say
.
In
the
meantime,
prepare a guest
room
for me,
because
I hope
that through your prayers I will
be restored
to
you.
But
withal
prepare me
also
a lodging:
for I trust
that through your prayers I shall
be given
unto
you.
Epaphras, my fellow
prisoner
in Christ Jesus ,
sends
you
greetings,
There
salute
thee
Epaphras, my fellowprisoner
in Christ Jesus ;
as
do
Mark
, Aristarchus, Demas, and
Luke
, my fellow
workers
.
Marcus
, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas
, my fellowlabourers
.
The grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
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