1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, our brother: To Philemon, our dear friend and co-worker,G3972G1198G2424G5547G2532G5095G80G5371G2257G27G2532G49042to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.G2532G27G682G2532G751G2257G4961G2532G1577G2596G4675G36243Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G55474I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers,G2168G3450G2316G4160G3417G4675G3842G1909G3450G43355because I hear of your love and faith toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.G191G4675G26G2532G4102G3739G2192G4314G2962G2424G2532G1519G3956G406[I pray] that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for [the glory of] Christ.G3704G2842G4675G4102G1096G1756G1722G1922G3956G18G3588G1722G5213G1519G5547G24247For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.G1063G2192G4183G5485G2532G3874G1909G4675G26G3754G4698G40G373G1223G4675G808For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,G1352G2192G4183G3954G1722G5547G2004G4671G4339I appeal, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus,G1223G26G3870G3123G3870G5607G5108G5613G3972G4246G1161G3570G2532G1198G2424G554710appeal to you for my child, whom I fathered while in chains— Onesimus.G3870G4571G4012G1699G5043G3682G3739G1080G1722G3450G119911Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful to both you and me.G3588G4218G890G4671G890G1161G3570G2173G4671G2532G169812I am sending him— a part of myself— back to you.G3739G375G4771G1161G4355G846G5123G1699G469813I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place.G3739G1473G1014G2722G4314G1683G2443G4675G5228G1247G3427G1722G1199G209814But I didn't want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.G1161G5565G4674G1106G2309G4160G3762G3363G4675G18G5600G3363G5600G5613G2596G318G235G1595G259615For perhaps this is why he was separated [from you] for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,G1063G1223G5029G5563G5124G5563G4314G5610G2443G568G846G16616no longer as a slave, but more than a slave— as a dearly loved brother. This is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.G3765G5613G1401G235G5228G1401G80G27G3122G1698G1161G4214G3123G4671G2532G1722G4561G2532G1722G296217So if you consider me a partner, accept him as you would me.G1487G2192G1691G3767G2844G4355G846G5613G169118And if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.G1161G1487G91G4571G2228G3784G5100G1677G5124G1677G169819I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it— not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self.G1473G3972G1125G1699G5495G1473G661G3363G3004G3363G3004G4671G3754G4359G3427G2532G4572G435920Yes, brother, may I have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.G3483G80G3685G1473G3685G4675G1722G2962G373G3450G4698G1722G296221Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.G3982G4675G5218G1125G4671G1492G3754G4160G2532G4160G3739G5228G300422But meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.G1161G260G2090G3427G2532G3578G1063G1679G3754G1223G5216G4335G5483G521323Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, and so doG782G4571G1889G3450G4869G1722G5547G242424Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers.G3138G708G1214G3065G3450G490425The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.G5485G2257G2962G2424G5547G3326G5216G4151G281
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