Philemon 11PhilemonGreeting and thanksMurdock New Testament (Peshitta)

Murdock New Testament (Peshitta)Berean Standard Bible

1. Greetings from Paul and Timothy

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

2. 1MURThese things speak thou, and exhort, and inculcate, with all authority; and let no one despise thee.BSBBSB: Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
3. 2MURand to our beloved Apphia, and to Archippus a laborer with us, and to the church in thy house.BSBBSB: to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
4. 3MURGrace be with you, and peace from God our father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah.BSBBSB: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

5. Philemon’s Faith and Love

6. 4MURI thank my God always, and remember thee in my prayers,BSBBSB: I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
7. 5MURlo, from the time that I heard of thy faith, and of the love thou hast towards our Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints;BSBBSB: because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
8. 6MURthat there may be a fellowship of thy faith, yielding fruits in works, and in the knowledge of all the good things ye possess in Jesus the Messiah.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. 7MURFor we have great joy and consolation, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thy love.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. 8MURTherefore I might have great freedom In the Messiah, to enjoin upon thee the things that are right.BSBBSB: So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
12. 9MURBut for love's sake, I earnestly beseech thee even I, Paul, who am aged, as thou knowest, and now also a prisoner for Jesus the Messiah.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. 10MURI beseech thee for my son, whom I had begotten in my bonds for Onesimus;BSBBSB: I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
14. 11MURfrom whom formerly thou hadst no profit, but now very profitable will he be both to thee and to me; and whom I have sent to thee.BSBBSB: Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
15. 12MURAnd receive thou him, as one begotten by me.BSBBSB: I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
16. 13MURFor I was desirous to retain him with me, that he might minister to me in thy stead, in these bonds for 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. 14MURBut I would do nothing without consulting thee; lest thy benefit should be as if by compulsion, and not with thy pleasure.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. 15MURAnd, perhaps, also, he therefore departed from thee for a season, that thou mightest retain him for ever;BSBBSB: For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
19. 16MURhenceforth, not as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother dear to me, and much more to thee, both in the flesh and in our 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. 17MURIf therefore thou art in fellowship with me, receive him as one of mine.BSBBSB: So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
21. 18MURAnd if he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee aught, place it to my account.BSBBSB: But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
22. 19MURI, Paul, have written it with my own hand, I will repay: not to say to thee, that to me thou owest thy ownself.BSBBSB: I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
23. 20MURYes, my brother, let me be refreshed by thee in our Lord: refresh thou my bowels in the Messiah.BSBBSB: Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
24. 21MURBeing confident that thou wilt hearken to me, I have written to thee: and I know that thou wilt do more than I say.BSBBSB: Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
25. 22MURAnd herewith, prepare also a house for me to lodge in; for I hope that, by your prayers, I shall be given 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. 23MUREpaphras, a fellow-captive with me in Jesus the Messiah, saluteth thee;BSBBSB: Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
28. 24MURand Mark, and Aristarchus, and Demas, and Luke, my coadjutors.BSBBSB: as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
29. 25MURThe grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.BSBBSB: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

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