Phile | NASB1995

Philemon

Salutation

1 ^aPaul, ^ba prisoner of ^cChrist Jesus, and ^dTimothy ^{▼▼ Lit the}our brother,

To Philemon our beloved brother and ^ffellow worker, 2 and to Apphia ^{▼▼ Lit the
,} ^hour sister, and to ⁱArchippus our ^jfellow soldier, and to ^kthe church in your house: 3 ^lGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philemon’s Love and Faith

4 ^mI thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, 5 because I ⁿhear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the ^{▼▼ Or holy ones}saints; 6 and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective ^{▼▼ Or in}through the ^qknowledge of every good thing which is in you ^{▼▼ Lit toward Christ}for Christ’s sake. 7 For I have come to have much ^sjoy and comfort in your love, because the ^{▼▼ Lit inward parts}hearts of the ^{▼▼ Or holy ones}saints have been ^vrefreshed through you, brother.

8 Therefore, ^wthough I have ^{▼▼ Lit much}enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is ^yproper, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather ^zappeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, ^{▼▼ Or an ambassador}the ^abaged, and now also ^aca prisoner of ^adChrist Jesus—

Plea for Onesimus, a Free Man

10 I ^aeappeal to you for my ^afchild ^{▼▼ I.e. useful
,} ^ahOnesimus, whom I have begotten in my ^{▼▼ Lit bonds}imprisonment, 11 who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. 12 I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart, 13 whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my ^{▼▼ Lit bonds
,} ^akimprisonment for the gospel; 14 but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would ^alnot be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will. 15 For perhaps ^amhe was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, 16 ^anno longer as a slave, but more than a slave, ^aoa beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both ^apin the flesh and in the Lord.

17 If then you regard me a ^aqpartner, accept him as you would me. 18 But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account; 19 ^arI, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it ( ^asnot to ^{▼▼ Lit say}mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well). 20 Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; ^aurefresh my heart in Christ.

21 ^avHaving confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

22 At the same time also prepare me a ^awlodging, for ^axI hope that through ^ayyour prayers ^azI will be given to you.

23 ^baEpaphras, my ^bbfellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do ^bcMark, ^bdAristarchus, ^beDemas, ^bfLuke, my ^bgfellow workers.

25 ^bhThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be ^biwith your spirit. ^{▼▼ One early ms adds Amen}