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For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well. <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. <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. <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. <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. <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. <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— <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. <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. <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. <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. <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. <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. <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. <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, <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> <A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <i>You</i><span class="thin"> </span> and <i>Your</i><span class="thin"> </span> 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><span class="thin"> </span> means <i>useful</i><span class="thin"> </span> (see verse 11) or <i>beneficial</i><span class="thin"> </span> (see verse 20).<br><span class="fnverse">20</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Greek <i>onaimēn</i><span class="thin"> </span>, a play on the name <i>Onesimus</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> BYZ and TR include <i>Amen.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><br />The Berean Bible (<a href="http://berean.bible">www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href="http://bereanbible.com">Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2018 by <a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a> and <a href="http://berean.bible">Berean.Bible</a>. 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