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Philemon
Chapter 1
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and
Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, 2 to
Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your
house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ. 4 When I remember you in my prayers, I
always thank my God 5 because I hear of your love for all the
saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus. 6 I pray that
the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive all the good
that we may do for Christ. 7 I have indeed received much joy
and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been
refreshed through you, my brother.
8 For this reason,
though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty, 9 yet
I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love—and I, Paul, do this as an
old man, and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus. 10 I am
appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my
imprisonment. 11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he
is indeed useful both to you and to me. 12 I am sending him,
that is, my own heart, back to you. 13 I wanted to keep him
with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my
imprisonment for the gospel; 14 but I preferred to do
nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary
and not something forced. 15 Perhaps this is the reason he
was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever, 16 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. 17 So
if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. 18 If
he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.
19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay
it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self. 20 Yes,
brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in
Christ. 21 Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you,
knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22 One thing
more—prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be
restored to you. 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ
Jesus, sends greetings to you, 24 and so do Mark,
Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. 25 The
grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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