Philemon 11PhilemonGreeting and thanksUnlocked English Bible

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1. Greetings from Paul and Timothy

   (Philippians 1:1–2; Colossians 1:1–2)

2. 1UEBPaul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and the brother Timothy to Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker,BSBBSB: Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
3. 2UEBand to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home.BSBBSB: to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
4. 3UEBMay grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.BSBBSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

5. Philemon’s Faith and Love

6. 4UEBI always thank my God. I mention you in my prayers.BSBBSB: I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
7. 5UEBI have heard of the love and the faith that you have in the Lord Jesus and for all the believers.BSBBSB: because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
8. 6UEBI pray that the fellowship of your faith may be effective for the knowledge of everything good that is among us in Christ.BSBBSB: I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
9. 7UEBFor I have had much joy and comfort because of your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.BSBBSB: I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.

10. Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus

11. 8UEBTherefore, although I have all the boldness in Christ to command you to do what you should do,BSBBSB: So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
12. 9UEByet because of love, I appeal to you instead—I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus.BSBBSB: I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
13. 10UEBI am asking you concerning my child Onesimus, whom I have fathered in my chains.BSBBSB: I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
14. 11UEBFor he once was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.BSBBSB: Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
15. 12UEBI have sent him back to you, he who is my very heart.BSBBSB: I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
16. 13UEBI wish I could have kept him with me, so he could serve me for you, while I am in chains for the sake of the gospel.BSBBSB: I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
17. 14UEBBut I did not want to do anything without your consent. I did not want your good deed to be from necessity but from good will.BSBBSB: But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
18. 15UEBPerhaps for this he was separated from you for a time, so that you might have him back forever.BSBBSB: For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
19. 16UEBNo longer would he be a slave, but better than a slave, a beloved brother. He is beloved especially to me, and much more so to you, in both the flesh and in the Lord.BSBBSB: no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
20. 17UEBSo if you have me as a partner, receive him as me.BSBBSB: So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
21. 18UEBIf he has wronged you or owes you anything, charge that to me.BSBBSB: But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
22. 19UEBI, Paul, write this with my own hand. I myself will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your own self!BSBBSB: I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
23. 20UEBYes, brother, do me a favor in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.BSBBSB: Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
24. 21UEBConfident about your obedience, I am writing to you. I know that you will do even more than I ask.BSBBSB: Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
25. 22UEBAt the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.BSBBSB: In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

26. Additional Greetings

27. 23UEBEpaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.BSBBSB: Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
28. 24UEBSo do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.BSBBSB: as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
29. 25UEBMay the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.BSBBSB: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

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