Philemon 1

1 Paul, a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ, and brother Timothy, to Philemon the beloved also our fellow-laborer,

2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

and to sister Apphia, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the church in your house.

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

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

4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

I give thanks to my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

5 hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Yeshua and toward all the holy ones,

hearing about your divine love, and the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and all the saints;

6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Messiah Yeshua.

in order that the fellowship of your faith may be efficient in the perfect knowledge of every good thing which is in you toward Christ.

7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.

For I had much joy and consolation over your divine love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed by you, O brother.

8 Therefore though I have all boldness in Messiah to command you that which is appropriate,

Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to command you to that which is appropriate,

9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Yeshua the Messiah.

on account of the divine love, I the more exhort you, being such as Paul the aged, and now also the prisoner of Jesus Christ.

10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,

I exhort you concerning my son, whom I begat in my bonds, Onesimus,

11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.

him at one time unprofitable to you, but now profitable both to you and to me: whom I have sent back to you,

12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

him, that is my own heart.

13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

Whom I did wish to have with me, in order that he might minister unto me in your stead in the bonds of the gospel:

14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

but without your consent I did not wish to do anything; in order that your good might not be by constraint, but by the free will:

15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever, (aiōnios g166)

for on this account he suddenly departed from you for an hour, that you might have him back forever; (aiōnios g166)

16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, and much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord:

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

if then you have me a comrade, receive him as myself.

18 But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.

If he has wronged you as to anything, or owes you anything, charge this to me.

19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).

I Paul have written with my own hand, I will pay it: not that I may say to you that you even owe yourself to me.

20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

Yea, brother, let me rejoice over you in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.

21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

Having confidence in your obedience I have written to you, knowing that you will do even more than those things which I say.

22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

And at the same time also prepare for me a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I will be consigned unto you.

23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Messiah Yeshua, greets you,

Epaphras, my fellow-soldier in Christ Jesus;

24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers, salute you.

25 The grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with your spirit. Amen.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.