From Resonate Apologetics
Philemon
Greeting
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dear friend and coworker,
2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dear friend and coworker,
2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother: To Philemon our dear friend and coworker
2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon's Love and Faith
4 I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers
5 because I hear of your love and faith toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints.
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
7 For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
4 I always thank my God when I pray for you, Philemon
5 because I keep hearing about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people.
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.
7 Your love has given me much joy and comfort, my brother, for your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God’s people.
4 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,
5 because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus
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.
7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.
4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus
7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
An Appeal for Onesimus
8 For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right
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,
10 appeal to you for my son, Onesimus. I fathered him while I was in chains.
11 Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.
12 I am sending him back to you as a part of myself.
13 I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place.
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.
15 For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently,
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.
17 So if you consider me a partner, accept him as you would me.
18 And if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account
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
20 Yes, brother, may I have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
21 Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
22 But meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
Final Greetings
