Philemon 1:25 - Prayer Tents

Greeting

1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer,G3972G1198G2424G5547G2532G5095G80G5371G2257G27G2532G4904

2to the beloved Apphia, 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

Philemon’s Love and Faith

4I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,G2168G3450G2316G4160G3417G4675G3842G1909G3450G4335

5hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,G191G4675G26G2532G4102G3739G2192G4314G2962G2424G2532G1519G3956G40

6that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.G3704G2842G4675G4102G1096G1756G1722G1922G3956G18G3588G1722G5213G1519G5547G2424

7For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.G1063G2192G4183G5485G2532G3874G1909G4675G26G3754G4698G40G373G1223G4675G80

The Plea for Onesimus

8Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting,G1352G2192G4183G3954G1722G5547G2004G4671G433

9yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ—G1223G26G3870G3123G3870G5607G5108G5613G3972G4246G1161G3570G2532G1198G2424G5547

10I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains,G3870G4571G4012G1699G5043G3682G3739G1080G1722G3450G1199

11who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me.G3588G4218G890G4671G890G1161G3570G2173G4671G2532G1698

12I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,G3739G375G4771G1161G4355G846G5123G1699G4698

13whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel.G3739G1473G1014G2722G4314G1683G2443G4675G5228G1247G3427G1722G1199G2098

14But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.G1161G5565G4674G1106G2309G4160G3762G3363G4675G18G5600G3363G5600G5613G2596G318G235G1595G2596

15For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him 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

Philemon’s Obedience Encouraged

17If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.G1487G2192G1691G3767G2844G4355G846G5613G1691

18But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account.G1161G1487G91G4571G2228G3784G5100G1677G5124G1677G1698

19I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides.G1473G3972G1125G1699G5495G1473G661G3363G3004G3363G3004G4671G3754G4359G3427G2532G4572G4359

20Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.G3483G80G3685G1473G3685G4675G1722G2962G373G3450G4698G1722G2962

21Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.G3982G4675G5218G1125G4671G1492G3754G4160G2532G4160G3739G5228G3004

22But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.G1161G260G2090G3427G2532G3578G1063G1679G3754G1223G5216G4335G5483G5213

Farewell

23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,G782G4571G1889G3450G4869G1722G5547G2424

24as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.G3138G708G1214G3065G3450G4904

25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.G5485G2257G2962G2424G5547G3326G5216G4151G281