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Lasb at 17:05, 23 September 2026

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	~~= Philemon =~~

	== Greeting ==		== Greeting ==

Lasb: /* Final Greetings */

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Final Greetings

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	{{Verse\|23\| }}		{{Verse\|23\|Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, and so do }}
	{{Verse\|24\| }}		{{Verse\|24\|Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my coworkers. }}
	{{Verse\|25\| }}		{{Verse\|25\|The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. }}

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	{{Verse\|23\| }}		{{Verse\|23\|Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. }}
	{{Verse\|24\| }}		{{Verse\|24\|So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers. }}
	{{Verse\|25\| }}		{{Verse\|25\|May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. }}

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	{{Verse\|23\| }}		{{Verse\|23\|Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. }}
	{{Verse\|24\| }}		{{Verse\|24\|And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers. }}
	{{Verse\|25\| }}		{{Verse\|25\|The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. }}

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	{{Verse\|23\| }}		{{Verse\|23\|There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; }}
	{{Verse\|24\| }}		{{Verse\|24\|Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. }}
	{{Verse\|25\| }}		{{Verse\|25\|The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. }}

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Lasb: /* An Appeal for Onesimus */

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An Appeal for Onesimus

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	{{Verse\|8\| }}		{{Verse\|8\|That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do. }}
	{{Verse\|9\| }}		{{Verse\|9\|But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus. }}
	{{Verse\|10\| }}		{{Verse\|10\|I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison. }}
	{{Verse\|11\| }}		{{Verse\|11\|Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us. }}
	{{Verse\|12\| }}		{{Verse\|12\|I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart. }}
	{{Verse\|13\| }}		{{Verse\|13\|I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf. }}
	{{Verse\|14\| }}		{{Verse\|14\|But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced. }}
	{{Verse\|15\| }}		{{Verse\|15\|It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever. }}
	{{Verse\|16\| }}		{{Verse\|16\|He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord. }}
	{{Verse\|17\| }}		{{Verse\|17\|So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. }}
	{{Verse\|18\| }}		{{Verse\|18\|If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me }}
	{{Verse\|19\| }}		{{Verse\|19\|I, PAUL, WRITE THIS WITH MY OWN HAND: I WILL REPAY IT. AND I WON’T MENTION THAT YOU OWE ME YOUR VERY SOUL! }}
	{{Verse\|20\| }}		{{Verse\|20\|Yes, my brother, please do me this favor for the Lord’s sake. Give me this encouragement in Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|21\| }}		{{Verse\|21\|I am confident as I write this letter that you will do what I ask and even more! }}
	{{Verse\|22\| }}		{{Verse\|22\|One more thing—please prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that God will answer your prayers and let me return to you soon. }}

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	{{Verse\|8\| }}		{{Verse\|8\|Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, }}
	{{Verse\|9\| }}		{{Verse\|9\|yet 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— }}
	{{Verse\|10\| }}		{{Verse\|10\|that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. }}
	{{Verse\|11\| }}		{{Verse\|11\|Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. }}
	{{Verse\|12\| }}		{{Verse\|12\|I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you. }}
	{{Verse\|13\| }}		{{Verse\|13\|I 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. }}
	{{Verse\|14\| }}		{{Verse\|14\|But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary. }}
	{{Verse\|15\| }}		{{Verse\|15\|Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever— }}
	{{Verse\|16\| }}		{{Verse\|16\|no 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. }}
	{{Verse\|17\| }}		{{Verse\|17\|So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. }}
	{{Verse\|18\| }}		{{Verse\|18\|If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me. }}
	{{Verse\|19\| }}		{{Verse\|19\|I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self. }}
	{{Verse\|20\| }}		{{Verse\|20\|I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|21\| }}		{{Verse\|21\|Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask. }}
	{{Verse\|22\| }}		{{Verse\|22\|And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers. }}

	\|-\|KJV=		\|-\|KJV=
	{{Verse\|8\| }}		{{Verse\|8\|Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, }}
	{{Verse\|9\| }}		{{Verse\|9\|Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|10\| }}		{{Verse\|10\|I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: }}
	{{Verse\|11\| }}		{{Verse\|11\|Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: }}
	{{Verse\|12\| }}		{{Verse\|12\|Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: }}
	{{Verse\|13\| }}		{{Verse\|13\|Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: }}
	{{Verse\|14\| }}		{{Verse\|14\|But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. }}
	{{Verse\|15\| }}		{{Verse\|15\|For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; }}
	{{Verse\|16\| }}		{{Verse\|16\|Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? }}
	{{Verse\|17\| }}		{{Verse\|17\|If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. }}
	{{Verse\|18\| }}		{{Verse\|18\|If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; }}
	{{Verse\|19\| }}		{{Verse\|19\|I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides. }}
	{{Verse\|20\| }}		{{Verse\|20\|Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. }}
	{{Verse\|21\| }}		{{Verse\|21\|Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. }}
	{{Verse\|22\| }}		{{Verse\|22\|But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. }}

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Lasb: /* An Appeal for Onesimus */

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An Appeal for Onesimus

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	{{Verse\|8\| }}		{{Verse\|8\|For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right }}
	{{Verse\|9\| }}		{{Verse\|9\|I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus, }}
	{{Verse\|10\| }}		{{Verse\|10\|appeal to you for my son, Onesimus. I fathered him while I was in chains. }}
	{{Verse\|11\| }}		{{Verse\|11\|Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me. }}
	{{Verse\|12\| }}		{{Verse\|12\|I am sending him back to you as a part of myself. }}
	{{Verse\|13\| }}		{{Verse\|13\|I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place. }}
	{{Verse\|14\| }}		{{Verse\|14\|But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will. }}
	{{Verse\|15\| }}		{{Verse\|15\|For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently, }}
	{{Verse\|16\| }}		{{Verse\|16\|no longer as a slave, but more than a slave—as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. }}
	{{Verse\|17\| }}		{{Verse\|17\|So if you consider me a partner, accept him as you would me. }}
	{{Verse\|18\| }}		{{Verse\|18\|And if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account }}
	{{Verse\|19\| }}		{{Verse\|19\|I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self }}
	{{Verse\|20\| }}		{{Verse\|20\|Yes, brother, may I have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|21\| }}		{{Verse\|21\|Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. }}
	{{Verse\|22\| }}		{{Verse\|22\|But meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you. }}

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Philemon

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	{{Verse\|1\| }}		{{Verse\|1\|Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dear friend and coworker, }}
	{{Verse\|2\| }}		{{Verse\|2\|to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home. }}
	{{Verse\|3\| }}		{{Verse\|3\|Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. }}

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	{{Verse\|1\| }}		{{Verse\|1\|Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dear friend and coworker, }}
	{{Verse\|2\| }}		{{Verse\|2\|to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home. }}
	{{Verse\|3\| }}		{{Verse\|3\|Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. }}

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	{{Verse\|1\| }}		{{Verse\|1\|Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dear friend and coworker }}
	{{Verse\|2\| }}		{{Verse\|2\|to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home. }}
	{{Verse\|3\| }}		{{Verse\|3\|Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. }}

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	{{Verse\|1\| }}		{{Verse\|1\|Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, }}
	{{Verse\|2\| }}		{{Verse\|2\|And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: }}
	{{Verse\|3\| }}		{{Verse\|3\|Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. }}

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	{{Verse\|4\| }}		{{Verse\|4\|I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers }}
	{{Verse\|5\| }}		{{Verse\|5\|because I hear of your love and faith toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints. }}
	{{Verse\|6\| }}		{{Verse\|6\|I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ }}
	{{Verse\|7\| }}		{{Verse\|7\|For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. }}

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	{{Verse\|4\| }}		{{Verse\|4\|I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon }}
	{{Verse\|5\| }}		{{Verse\|5\|because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. }}
	{{Verse\|6\| }}		{{Verse\|6\|And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|7\| }}		{{Verse\|7\|Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.}}

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	{{Verse\|4\| }}		{{Verse\|4\|I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, }}
	{{Verse\|5\| }}		{{Verse\|5\|because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus }}
	{{Verse\|6\| }}		{{Verse\|6\|I 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. }}
	{{Verse\|7\| }}		{{Verse\|7\|Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people. }}

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	{{Verse\|4\| }}		{{Verse\|4\|I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, }}
	{{Verse\|5\| }}		{{Verse\|5\|Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; }}
	{{Verse\|6\| }}		{{Verse\|6\|That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus }}
	{{Verse\|7\| }}		{{Verse\|7\|For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. }}

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	{{Verse\|23\| }}		{{Verse\|23\|Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, and so do }}
	{{Verse\|24\| }}		{{Verse\|24\|Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my coworkers. }}
	{{Verse\|25\| }}		{{Verse\|25\|The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. }}

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	{{Verse\|23\| }}		{{Verse\|23\|Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. }}
	{{Verse\|24\| }}		{{Verse\|24\|So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my co-workers. }}
	{{Verse\|25\| }}		{{Verse\|25\|May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. }}

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	{{Verse\|23\| }}		{{Verse\|23\|Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. }}
	{{Verse\|24\| }}		{{Verse\|24\|And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers. }}
	{{Verse\|25\| }}		{{Verse\|25\|The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. }}

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	{{Verse\|23\| }}		{{Verse\|23\|There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; }}
	{{Verse\|24\| }}		{{Verse\|24\|Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. }}
	{{Verse\|25\| }}		{{Verse\|25\|The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. }}

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	{{Verse\|8\| }}		{{Verse\|8\|That is why I am boldly asking a favor of you. I could demand it in the name of Christ because it is the right thing for you to do. }}
	{{Verse\|9\| }}		{{Verse\|9\|But because of our love, I prefer simply to ask you. Consider this as a request from me—Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus. }}
	{{Verse\|10\| }}		{{Verse\|10\|I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison. }}
	{{Verse\|11\| }}		{{Verse\|11\|Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us. }}
	{{Verse\|12\| }}		{{Verse\|12\|I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart. }}
	{{Verse\|13\| }}		{{Verse\|13\|I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf. }}
	{{Verse\|14\| }}		{{Verse\|14\|But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced. }}
	{{Verse\|15\| }}		{{Verse\|15\|It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever. }}
	{{Verse\|16\| }}		{{Verse\|16\|He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord. }}
	{{Verse\|17\| }}		{{Verse\|17\|So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. }}
	{{Verse\|18\| }}		{{Verse\|18\|If he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me }}
	{{Verse\|19\| }}		{{Verse\|19\|I, PAUL, WRITE THIS WITH MY OWN HAND: I WILL REPAY IT. AND I WON’T MENTION THAT YOU OWE ME YOUR VERY SOUL! }}
	{{Verse\|20\| }}		{{Verse\|20\|Yes, my brother, please do me this favor for the Lord’s sake. Give me this encouragement in Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|21\| }}		{{Verse\|21\|I am confident as I write this letter that you will do what I ask and even more! }}
	{{Verse\|22\| }}		{{Verse\|22\|One more thing—please prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that God will answer your prayers and let me return to you soon. }}

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	{{Verse\|8\| }}		{{Verse\|8\|Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, }}
	{{Verse\|9\| }}		{{Verse\|9\|yet 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— }}
	{{Verse\|10\| }}		{{Verse\|10\|that I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. }}
	{{Verse\|11\| }}		{{Verse\|11\|Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. }}
	{{Verse\|12\| }}		{{Verse\|12\|I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you. }}
	{{Verse\|13\| }}		{{Verse\|13\|I 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. }}
	{{Verse\|14\| }}		{{Verse\|14\|But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary. }}
	{{Verse\|15\| }}		{{Verse\|15\|Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever— }}
	{{Verse\|16\| }}		{{Verse\|16\|no 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. }}
	{{Verse\|17\| }}		{{Verse\|17\|So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. }}
	{{Verse\|18\| }}		{{Verse\|18\|If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me. }}
	{{Verse\|19\| }}		{{Verse\|19\|I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self. }}
	{{Verse\|20\| }}		{{Verse\|20\|I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|21\| }}		{{Verse\|21\|Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask. }}
	{{Verse\|22\| }}		{{Verse\|22\|And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers. }}

	\|-\|KJV=		\|-\|KJV=
	{{Verse\|8\| }}		{{Verse\|8\|Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, }}
	{{Verse\|9\| }}		{{Verse\|9\|Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|10\| }}		{{Verse\|10\|I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: }}
	{{Verse\|11\| }}		{{Verse\|11\|Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: }}
	{{Verse\|12\| }}		{{Verse\|12\|Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: }}
	{{Verse\|13\| }}		{{Verse\|13\|Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: }}
	{{Verse\|14\| }}		{{Verse\|14\|But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. }}
	{{Verse\|15\| }}		{{Verse\|15\|For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; }}
	{{Verse\|16\| }}		{{Verse\|16\|Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? }}
	{{Verse\|17\| }}		{{Verse\|17\|If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. }}
	{{Verse\|18\| }}		{{Verse\|18\|If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; }}
	{{Verse\|19\| }}		{{Verse\|19\|I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides. }}
	{{Verse\|20\| }}		{{Verse\|20\|Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. }}
	{{Verse\|21\| }}		{{Verse\|21\|Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. }}
	{{Verse\|22\| }}		{{Verse\|22\|But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. }}

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	{{Verse\|8\| }}		{{Verse\|8\|For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right }}
	{{Verse\|9\| }}		{{Verse\|9\|I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus, }}
	{{Verse\|10\| }}		{{Verse\|10\|appeal to you for my son, Onesimus. I fathered him while I was in chains. }}
	{{Verse\|11\| }}		{{Verse\|11\|Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me. }}
	{{Verse\|12\| }}		{{Verse\|12\|I am sending him back to you as a part of myself. }}
	{{Verse\|13\| }}		{{Verse\|13\|I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place. }}
	{{Verse\|14\| }}		{{Verse\|14\|But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will. }}
	{{Verse\|15\| }}		{{Verse\|15\|For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently, }}
	{{Verse\|16\| }}		{{Verse\|16\|no longer as a slave, but more than a slave—as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. }}
	{{Verse\|17\| }}		{{Verse\|17\|So if you consider me a partner, accept him as you would me. }}
	{{Verse\|18\| }}		{{Verse\|18\|And if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account }}
	{{Verse\|19\| }}		{{Verse\|19\|I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self }}
	{{Verse\|20\| }}		{{Verse\|20\|Yes, brother, may I have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|21\| }}		{{Verse\|21\|Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. }}
	{{Verse\|22\| }}		{{Verse\|22\|But meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you. }}

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	{{Verse\|2\| }}		{{Verse\|2\|to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home. }}
	{{Verse\|3\| }}		{{Verse\|3\|Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. }}

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	{{Verse\|2\| }}		{{Verse\|2\|to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home. }}
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	{{Verse\|2\| }}		{{Verse\|2\|to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home. }}
	{{Verse\|3\| }}		{{Verse\|3\|Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. }}

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	{{Verse\|2\| }}		{{Verse\|2\|And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: }}
	{{Verse\|3\| }}		{{Verse\|3\|Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. }}

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	{{Verse\|4\| }}		{{Verse\|4\|I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers }}
	{{Verse\|5\| }}		{{Verse\|5\|because I hear of your love and faith toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints. }}
	{{Verse\|6\| }}		{{Verse\|6\|I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective through knowing every good thing that is in us for the glory of Christ }}
	{{Verse\|7\| }}		{{Verse\|7\|For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. }}

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	{{Verse\|4\| }}		{{Verse\|4\|I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon }}
	{{Verse\|5\| }}		{{Verse\|5\|because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. }}
	{{Verse\|6\| }}		{{Verse\|6\|And I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ. }}
	{{Verse\|7\| }}		{{Verse\|7\|Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.}}

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	{{Verse\|4\| }}		{{Verse\|4\|I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, }}
	{{Verse\|5\| }}		{{Verse\|5\|because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus }}
	{{Verse\|6\| }}		{{Verse\|6\|I 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. }}
	{{Verse\|7\| }}		{{Verse\|7\|Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people. }}

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	{{Verse\|4\| }}		{{Verse\|4\|I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, }}
	{{Verse\|5\| }}		{{Verse\|5\|Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; }}
	{{Verse\|6\| }}		{{Verse\|6\|That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus }}
	{{Verse\|7\| }}		{{Verse\|7\|For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. }}

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