1 STV Παῦλος δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ Τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφὸς Φιλήμονι τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν BSB BSB: Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
2 STV καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ τῇ ἀγαπητῇ, καὶ Ἀρχίππῳ τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν καὶ τῇ κατ’ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ BSB BSB: to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
3 STV χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ BSB BSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 STV Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου πάντοτε μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου BSB BSB: I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
5 STV ἀκούων σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν ἣν ἔχεις πρὸς τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους BSB BSB: because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
6 STV ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου ἐνεργὴς γένηται ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν ὑμῖν εἰς Χριστόν Ἰησοῦν BSB BSB: I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
7 STV χάριν γὰρ ἔχομεν πολλὴν καὶ παράκλησιν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ ἀδελφέ BSB BSB: I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
8 STV Διό πολλὴν ἐν Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον BSB BSB: So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
9 STV διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ τοιοῦτος ὢν ὡς Παῦλος πρεσβύτης νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος Ἰησοῦ· Χριστοῦ BSB BSB: I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
10 STV παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς μου, Ὀνήσιμον BSB BSB: I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
11 STV τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον νυνὶ δὲ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον BSB BSB: Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
12 STV ὃν ἀνέπεμψά συ δὲ αὐτόν τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα· πρὸσλαβοῦ· BSB BSB: I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
13 STV ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ διακονῇ μοι ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου BSB BSB: 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.
14 STV χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον BSB BSB: 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.
17 STV Εἰ οὖν ἐμέ ἔχεις κοινωνόν προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ BSB BSB: So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18 STV εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγει· BSB BSB: But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
19 STV ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω· ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις BSB BSB: I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
20 STV ναί ἀδελφέ ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν κυρίῳ· ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν Κυρίῳ· BSB BSB: Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21 STV Πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου ἔγραψά σοι εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ ὃ λέγω ποιήσεις BSB BSB: Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22 STV ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν· ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν BSB BSB: In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23 STV Ἀσπάζονταί σε Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ BSB BSB: Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
24 STV Μᾶρκος Ἀρίσταρχος Δημᾶς Λουκᾶς οἱ συνεργοί μου BSB BSB: as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 STV Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν ἀμήν πρός Φιλήμονα ἐγράφη ἀπό Ῥώμης διά Ὀνησίμου οἰκέτου BSB BSB: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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