\id PHM - Copyright World Bible Translation Center 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008 
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\h Philemon 
\toc1 Philemon 
\toc2 Philemon 
\mt1 Philemon 
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\v 1 Greetings \w from|strong="G2424"\w* \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w prisoner|strong="G1198"\w* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w from|strong="G2424"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w*, \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w*. 
\p \w To|strong="G2532"\w* \w Philemon|strong="G5371"\w*, \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w dear|strong="G0027"\w* friend \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w worker|strong="G4904"\w* \w with|strong="G2532"\w* us. 
\v 2 \w Also|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w sister|strong="G0079"\w* \w Apphia|strong="G0682"\w*, \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w Archippus|strong="G0751"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* serves \w with|strong="G2596"\w* us \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Lord’s army, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2596"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w church|strong="G1577"\w* \w that|strong="G2596"\w* meets \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w home|strong="G3624"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w peace|strong="G1515"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w our|strong="G2316"\w* \w Father|strong="G3962"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\s1 Philemon’s Love \w and|strong="G2532"\w* Faith 
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\v 4 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w remember|strong="G4160"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w in|strong="G1909"\w* \w my|strong="G2168"\w* \w prayers|strong="G4335"\w*. \w And|strong="G2316"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w always|strong="G3842"\w* \w thank|strong="G2168"\w* \w my|strong="G2168"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w for|strong="G1909"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 
\v 5 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w thank|strong="G2192"\w* \w God|strong="G0191"\w* \w because|strong="G4314"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w hear|strong="G0191"\w* \w about|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w for|strong="G1519"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w of|strong="G2962"\w* God’s \w holy|strong="G0040"\w* \w people|strong="G3956"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 6 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* pray \w that|strong="G3704"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w share|strong="G2842"\w* \w will|strong="G3956"\w* make \w you|strong="G4771"\w* understand \w every|strong="G3956"\w* \w blessing|strong="G0018"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w have|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\v 7 \w My|strong="G3754"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w*, \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* shown \w love|strong="G0026"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* God’s \w people|strong="G4183"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* help \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w greatly|strong="G4183"\w* encouraged \w them|strong="G1223"\w*. \w What|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w great|strong="G4183"\w* \w joy|strong="G5479"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w encouragement|strong="G3874"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w has|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w to|strong="G1909"\w* \w me|strong="G2192"\w*. 
\s1 Accept Onesimus \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G2192"\w* \w Brother|strong="G0080"\w* 
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\v 8 \w There|strong="G1722"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w something|strong="G4183"\w* \w that|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* should \w do|strong="G2192"\w*. \w And|strong="G5547"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* authority \w I|strong="G1352"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, \w I|strong="G1352"\w* feel free \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w command|strong="G2004"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w do|strong="G2192"\w* \w it|strong="G2192"\w*. 
\v 9 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G1510"\w* commanding \w you|strong="G1510"\w*; \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* asking \w you|strong="G1510"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G1510"\w* \w it|strong="G1223"\w* \w out|strong="G1510"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \w love|strong="G0026"\w*. \w I|strong="G2532"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w an|strong="G1510"\w* \w old|strong="G4246"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w prisoner|strong="G1198"\w* \w for|strong="G1223"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 
\v 10 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* asking \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w for|strong="G4012"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w son|strong="G5043"\w* \w Onesimus|strong="G3682"\w*. \w He|strong="G3739"\w* \w became|strong="G1080"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w son|strong="G5043"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* prison. 
\v 11 \w In|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* past \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w was|strong="G3739"\w* \w useless|strong="G0890"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* become \w useful|strong="G2173"\w*\f + \fr 1:11  \fk useless … useful \ft Paul here makes a play on words with the name Onesimus, which means “useful.”\f* \w for|strong="G2532"\w* \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* sending \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w back|strong="G0375"\w* \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w but|strong="G3778"\w* it’s \w as|strong="G0846"\w* hard \w as|strong="G0846"\w* losing \w part|strong="G0846"\w* \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w myself|strong="G0846"\w*. 
\v 13 \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w would|strong="G2098"\w* \w like|strong="G1014"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* \w keep|strong="G2722"\w* \w him|strong="G3739"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w* \w to|strong="G4314"\w* help \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w while|strong="G1722"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* still \w in|strong="G1722"\w* prison \w for|strong="G5228"\w* telling \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Good|strong="G2098"\w* \w News|strong="G2098"\w*. \w By|strong="G1722"\w* helping \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w here|strong="G1722"\w*, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w would|strong="G2098"\w* \w be|strong="G1722"\w* representing \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 
\v 14 \w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w did|strong="G4160"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w anything|strong="G3762"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* asking \w you|strong="G4771"\w* first. \w Then|strong="G1161"\w* whatever \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w for|strong="G2443"\w* \w me|strong="G4160"\w* \w will|strong="G1510"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*, \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* forced \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w*. 
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\v 15 Onesimus \w was|strong="G0846"\w* \w separated|strong="G5563"\w* \w from|strong="G0568"\w* \w you|strong="G3778"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w a|strong="G4314"\w* short \w time|strong="G5610"\w*. Maybe \w that|strong="G2443"\w* happened \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G3778"\w* could \w have|strong="G0568"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w back|strong="G0568"\w* \w forever|strong="G0166"\w*, 
\v 16 \w not|strong="G3756"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w just|strong="G5613"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w slave|strong="G1401"\w*, \w but|strong="G1161"\w* better \w than|strong="G5228"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w slave|strong="G1401"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w dear|strong="G0027"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w*. That’s \w what|strong="G0235"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G2962"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* know \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* mean \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G3123"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w both|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w slave|strong="G1401"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w one|strong="G5613"\w* \w who|strong="G2532"\w* shares \w your|strong="G2962"\w* faith \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*. 
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\v 17 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w accept|strong="G4355"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w as|strong="G5613"\w* \w your|strong="G2192"\w* friend, \w then|strong="G3767"\w* \w accept|strong="G4355"\w* Onesimus back. Welcome \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w like|strong="G5613"\w* \w you|strong="G1487"\w* \w would|strong="G0846"\w* welcome \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
\v 18 \w If|strong="G1487"\w* \w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w has|strong="G3778"\w* \w done|strong="G0091"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w wrong|strong="G0091"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w or|strong="G2228"\w* \w owes|strong="G3784"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w anything|strong="G5100"\w*, \w charge|strong="G1677"\w* \w that|strong="G3778"\w* \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
\v 19 \w I|strong="G1473"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w writing|strong="G1125"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w own|strong="G1699"\w* handwriting: \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* pay back anything Onesimus owes. \w And|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3361"\w* \w about|strong="G3588"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w owe|strong="G4359"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w own|strong="G1699"\w* life. 
\v 20 \w So|strong="G1722"\w*, \w my|strong="G1722"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w*, \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* follower \w of|strong="G2962"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* please do \w this|strong="G3588"\w* favor\f + \fr 1:20  \fk please do this favor \ft Paul here makes another wordplay on the name Onesimus, using a verb related to it.\f* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. It \w would|strong="G5547"\w* \w be|strong="G5547"\w* such \w a|strong="G1722"\w* great encouragement \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w as|strong="G1722"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*. 
\v 21 \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w write|strong="G1125"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w letter|strong="G1125"\w* \w knowing|strong="G1492"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w what|strong="G3739"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w ask|strong="G3004"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* \w more|strong="G5228"\w* \w than|strong="G5228"\w* \w I|strong="G3739"\w* \w ask|strong="G3004"\w*. 
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\v 22 \w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, please \w prepare|strong="G2090"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* room \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w hope|strong="G1679"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* God \w will|strong="G3748"\w* answer \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \w prayers|strong="G4335"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3748"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* able \w to|strong="G2532"\w* come \w and|strong="G2532"\w* see \w you|strong="G5210"\w*. 
\s1 Final Greetings 
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\v 23 \w Epaphras|strong="G1889"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G1722"\w* \w prisoner|strong="G4869"\w* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w for|strong="G1722"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. \w He|strong="G1722"\w* \w sends|strong="G0782"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* \w greetings|strong="G0782"\w*. 
\v 24 Also \w Mark|strong="G3138"\w*, \w Aristarchus|strong="G0708"\w*, \w Demas|strong="G1214"\w*, \w and|strong="G0708"\w* \w Luke|strong="G3065"\w* send their greetings. They \w are|strong="G3588"\w* \w workers|strong="G4904"\w* together \w with|strong="G3588"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 
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\v 25 \w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w of|strong="G4151"\w* \w our|strong="G2424"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w be|strong="G3326"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. 