1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker—G3972G1198G2424G5547G2532G5095G80G5371G2257G27G2532G49042also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home:G2532G27G682G2532G751G2257G4961G2532G1577G2596G4675G36243Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.G5485G5213G2532G1515G575G2316G2257G3962G2532G2962G2424G55474I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,G2168G3450G2316G4160G3417G4675G3842G1909G3450G43355because I hear about your love for all his people and your faith in the Lord Jesus.G191G4675G26G2532G4102G3739G2192G4314G2962G2424G2532G1519G3956G406I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.G3704G2842G4675G4102G1096G1756G1722G1922G3956G18G3588G1722G5213G1519G5547G24247Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord's people.G1063G2192G4183G5485G2532G3874G1909G4675G26G3754G4698G40G373G1223G4675G808Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,G1352G2192G4183G3954G1722G5547G2004G4671G4339yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—G1223G26G3870G3123G3870G5607G5108G5613G3972G4246G1161G3570G2532G1198G2424G554710that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains.G3870G4571G4012G1699G5043G3682G3739G1080G1722G3450G119911Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.G3588G4218G890G4671G890G1161G3570G2173G4671G2532G169812I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you.G3739G375G4771G1161G4355G846G5123G1699G469813I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains for the gospel.G3739G1473G1014G2722G4314G1683G2443G4675G5228G1247G3427G1722G1199G209814But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary.G1161G5565G4674G1106G2309G4160G3762G3363G4675G18G5600G3363G5600G5613G2596G318G235G1595G259615Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever—G1063G1223G5029G5563G5124G5563G4314G5610G2443G568G846G16616no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.G3765G5613G1401G235G5228G1401G80G27G3122G1698G1161G4214G3123G4671G2532G1722G4561G2532G1722G296217So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.G1487G2192G1691G3767G2844G4355G846G5613G169118If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.G1161G1487G91G4571G2228G3784G5100G1677G5124G1677G169819I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self.G1473G3972G1125G1699G5495G1473G661G3363G3004G3363G3004G4671G3754G4359G3427G2532G4572G435920I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.G3483G80G3685G1473G3685G4675G1722G2962G373G3450G4698G1722G296221Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.G3982G4675G5218G1125G4671G1492G3754G4160G2532G4160G3739G5228G300422And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.G1161G260G2090G3427G2532G3578G1063G1679G3754G1223G5216G4335G5483G521323Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings.G782G4571G1889G3450G4869G1722G5547G242424And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.G3138G708G1214G3065G3450G490425The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.G5485G2257G2962G2424G5547G3326G5216G4151G281