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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ

To my beloved friend and coworker Philemon,

2 ⲃ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲙⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲃⲣ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ̈. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ̅ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ̈.

to my sister Apphia, to my fellow soldier Archippus, and to the church which meets at Philemon’s house. From Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy.

3 ⲅ̅ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·

Grace and peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 ⲇ̅ ϯϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ

I am ever mentioning you in my prayers, and giving thanks to God,

5 ⲉ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.

because I am hearing of your love and of the faith which you hold, not only toward the Lord Jesus Christ, but toward all the saints.

6 ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅·

And I pray that your participation may become effectual, as you come to acknowledge every good thing which is in you to Christ.

7 ⲍ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗⲥⲗ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲉⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ.

For I have great joy and comfort in your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed.

8 ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲣϩⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ

And so, although I might be bold in Christ to dictate to you what is fitting,

9 ⲑ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲏⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.

yet for love’s sake, I rather beseech you, I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus!

10 ⲓ̅ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲡⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ. ⲟⲛⲏⲥⲓⲙⲟⲥ.

I beseech you for my son, Onesimus, whom I have begotten in these chains.

11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣⲁⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ.

Once you found him "unprofitable," but now he is "profitable" to you and to me.

12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ.

I am sending him back to you, he himself, that is, my very heart!

13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲧⲏⲓ̈. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲙⲁ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ.

I could wish to retain him at my side, so that he might minister to me in your stead, in my bonds for the gospel.

14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ.

But without your consent I was unwilling to do anything, so that your kindness to me might be of your own free will, and not of compulsion.

15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲉϣⲁⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)

Perhaps for this reason you were separated from him for an hour, in order that you might have him back forever, (aiōnios g166)

16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲛ ϭⲉ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ. ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a brother beloved; especially dear to me, but how much more to you, both as a man and a fellow Christian.

17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϩⲉ.

If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.

18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉϣϫⲉⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲕ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ. ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈.

And if he has wronged you at all, or is owing you anything, charge that to me.

19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲕ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ.

I Paul am writing this in my own handwriting, "I will repay you." But I will not mention that you owe me, over and over, your very soul.

20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ. ϯⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.

Come my brother, let me have joy in the Lord because of you! Refresh my heart in Christ!

21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲧⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲕ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲕⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉϯϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.

Because I am thoroughly persuaded of your obedience, I have written you, knowing full well that you will do by me what I am asking.

22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲅ̅ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ. ϯϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ.

Please also prepare for me a lodging, for I am hoping by your prayers to be restored to you again.

23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲉⲡⲁⲫⲣⲁ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲣ̅ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greeting;

24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲇⲏⲙⲁⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲣ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ.

so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅· ·ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥ· ·ⲫⲓⲗⲏⲙⲱⲛ· ⲓ̅ⲇ̅·

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.