| 1:1 |
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker, |
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon, our beloved friend and coworker, |
| 1:2 |
to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house: |
also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house: |
| 1:3 |
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
Grace and peace to yall from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 1:4 |
I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, |
I thank my God always, remembering you in my prayers, |
| 1:5 |
hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, |
because I hear of your love for all the saints and of the faith you have in the Lord Jesus. |
| 1:6 |
that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus. |
I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become energized in the knowledge of every good thing which is in yall for the sake of Christ. |
| 1:7 |
For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. |
I have had great joy and encouragement in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. |
| 1:8 |
Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate, |
Therefore although in Christ I have considerable freedom to command you to do what is proper, |
| 1:9 |
yet for loves sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. |
I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elder man and also a prisoner of Jesus Christ, |
| 1:10 |
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains, |
appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment. |
| 1:11 |
who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me. |
Formerly, he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me. |
| 1:12 |
I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, |
I am sending to you him who is my very heart, |
| 1:13 |
whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News. |
whom I wanted to keep with me, so that he might serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel. |
| 1:14 |
But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will. |
But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would not come from your compulsion, but from your willingness. |
| 1:15 |
For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever, |
For perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was so that you would have him forever, |
| 1:16 |
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. |
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. |
| 1:17 |
If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me. |
So if you consider me a partner, accept him as you would me. |
| 1:18 |
But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account. |
But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, charge that to my account. |
| 1:19 |
I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides. |
I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it I could also say to you that you owe me your very self. |
| 1:20 |
Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord. |
Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. |
| 1:21 |
Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say. |
Since I am confident in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. |
| 1:22 |
Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you. |
Also, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through yalls prayers I will be restored to yall. |
| 1:24 |
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. |
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my coworkers. |
| 1:25 |
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. |
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with yalls spirit. |