1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker,G3972G1198G2424G5547G2532G5095G80G5371G2257G27G2532G4904 2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:G2532G27G682G2532G751G2257G4961G2532G1577G2596G4675G3624 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G5547 4When I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my GodG2168G3450G2316G4160G3417G4675G3842G1909G3450G4335 5because I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus.G191G4675G26G2532G4102G3739G2192G4314G2962G2424G2532G1519G3956G40 6I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive all the good that we may do for Christ.G3704G2842G4675G4102G1096G1756G1722G1922G3956G18G3588G1722G5213G1519G5547G2424 7I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.G1063G2192G4183G5485G2532G3874G1909G4675G26G3754G4698G40G373G1223G4675G80 8For this reason, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty,G1352G2192G4183G3954G1722G5547G2004G4671G433 9yet 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.G1223G26G3870G3123G3870G5607G5108G5613G3972G4246G1161G3570G2532G1198G2424G5547 10I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment.G3870G4571G4012G1699G5043G3682G3739G1080G1722G3450G1199 11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful both to you and to me.G3588G4218G890G4671G890G1161G3570G2173G4671G2532G1698 12I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you.G3739G375G4771G1161G4355G846G5123G1699G4698 13I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel;G3739G1473G1014G2722G4314G1683G2443G4675G5228G1247G3427G1722G1199G2098 14but I preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced.G1161G5565G4674G1106G2309G4160G3762G3363G4675G18G5600G3363G5600G5613G2596G318G235G1595G2596 15Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever,G1063G1223G5029G5563G5124G5563G4314G5610G2443G568G846G166 16no 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.G3765G5613G1401G235G5228G1401G80G27G3122G1698G1161G4214G3123G4671G2532G1722G4561G2532G1722G2962 17So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.G1487G2192G1691G3767G2844G4355G846G5613G1691 18If he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.G1161G1487G91G4571G2228G3784G5100G1677G5124G1677G1698 19I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self.G1473G3972G1125G1699G5495G1473G661G3363G3004G3363G3004G4671G3754G4359G3427G2532G4572G4359 20Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ.G3483G80G3685G1473G3685G4675G1722G2962G373G3450G4698G1722G2962 21Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.G3982G4675G5218G1125G4671G1492G3754G4160G2532G4160G3739G5228G3004 22One thing more—prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be restored to you.G1161G260G2090G3427G2532G3578G1063G1679G3754G1223G5216G4335G5483G5213 23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you,G782G4571G1889G3450G4869G1722G5547G2424 24and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.G3138G708G1214G3065G3450G4904 25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.G5485G2257G2962G2424G5547G3326G5216G4151G281
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