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<a href ="../colossians/1.htm">Colossians 1:1–2</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, <p class="reg"> To Philemon our beloved fellow worker, <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> house: <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. <A name="5"></a><p class="hdg">Philemon’s Faith and Love<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers, <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints. <A name="9"></a><p class="hdg">Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper, <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well. <A name="11"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I appeal to you for my child Onesimus,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> whose father I became while I was in chains. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I am sending back to you him who is my very heart. <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good— <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord. <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Yes, brother, let me have some benefit<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. <A name="22"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask. <A name="23"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you. <A name="24"></a><p class="hdg">Additional Greetings<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings, <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/philemon/1-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <i>You</i> and <i>Your</i> are singular throughout this letter, except in verses 3, 22, and 25.<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <i>Onesimus</i> means <i>useful</i> (see verse 11) or <i>beneficial</i> (see verse 20).<br><span class="fnverse">20</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Greek <i>onaimēn</i>, a play on the name <i>Onesimus</i><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> BYZ and TR include <i>Amen.</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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