1 APhil 1:1Paul, BEph 3:1a prisoner of CGal 3:26Christ Jesus, and D2 Cor 1:1; Col 1:1Timothy 1Lit theour brother,

To Philemon our beloved brother and EPhil 2:25; Philem 24fellow worker, 2 and to Apphia 1Lit theARom 16:1our sister, and to BCol 4:17Archippus our CPhil 2:25; 2 Tim 2:3fellow soldier, and to DRom 16:5the church in your house: 3 ARom 1:7Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 ARom 1:8fI thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, 5 because I AEph 1:15; Col 1:4; 1 Thess 3:6hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the 1Or holy onessaints; 6 and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective 1Or inthrough the APhil 1:9; Col 1:9; 3:10knowledge of every good thing which is in you 2Lit toward Christfor Christ’s sake. 7 For I have come to have much A2 Cor 7:4, 13joy and comfort in your love, because the 1Lit inward partshearts of the 2Or holy onessaints have been B1 Cor 16:18; Philem 20refreshed through you, brother.

8 Therefore, A2 Cor 3:12; 1 Thess 2:6though I have 1Lit muchenough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is BEph 5:4proper, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather ARom 12:1appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, 1Or an ambassadorthe BTitus 2:2aged, and now also CPhilem 1a prisoner of DGal 3:26; 1 Tim 1:12; Philem 23Christ Jesus—

10 I ARom 12:1appeal to you for my B1 Cor 4:14fchild 1I.e. usefulCCol 4:9Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my 2Lit bondsimprisonment, 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 1Lit bondsAPhil 1:7; Philem 10imprisonment for the gospel; 14 but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would A2 Cor 9:7; 1 Pet 5:2not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will. 15 For perhaps AGen 45:5, 8he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, 16 A1 Cor 7:22no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, BMatt 23:8; 1 Tim 6:2a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both CEph 6:5; Col 3:22in the flesh and in the Lord.

17 If then you regard me a A2 Cor 8:23partner, 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 A1 Cor 16:21; 2 Cor 10:1; Gal 5:2I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it (B2 Cor 9:4not to 1Lit saymention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well). 20 Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; APhilem 7refresh my heart in Christ.

21 A2 Cor 2:3Having 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 AActs 28:23lodging, for BPhil 1:25; 2:24I hope that through C2 Cor 1:11your prayers DActs 27:24; Heb 13:19I will be given to you.

23 ACol 1:7; 4:12Epaphras, my BRom 16:7; Philem 1fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do AActs 12:12, 25; 15:37-39; Col 4:10Mark, BActs 19:29; 27:2; Col 4:10Aristarchus, CCol 4:14; 2 Tim 4:10fDemas, CCol 4:14; 2 Tim 4:10fLuke, my DPhilem 1fellow workers.

25 AGal 6:18The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be B2 Tim 4:22with your spirit.1One early ms adds Amen