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{\MT Philemon



\par }\OneChap {\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

\VS{2}and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in your house:

\VS{3}Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

\VS{4}I give thanks to my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,

\VS{5}hearing of your love and faith that you have to the Lord Jesus and toward all the holy ones,

\VS{6}that the fellowship of your faith may become working in the full knowledge of every good thing that [is] in you toward Christ Jesus;

\VS{7}for we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the yearnings of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.

\VS{8}For this reason, having in Christ much boldness to command you that which is fit—

\VS{9}because of the love I rather plead, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;

\VS{10}I beg you concerning my child—whom I begot in my bonds—Onesimus,

\VS{11}who once was to you unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to you,

\VS{12}whom I sent again to you—he who is my own heart,

\VS{13}whom I intended to retain to myself, that in your behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,

\VS{14}but apart from your mind I willed to do nothing, so that your good deed may not be as of necessity, but of willingness,

\VS{15}for perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, that you may have him continuously,

\VS{16}no longer as a servant, but above a servant—a beloved brother, especially to me, and how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the LORD!

\VS{17}If, then, you have fellowship with me, receive him as me,

\VS{18}and if he did hurt to you, or owes anything, charge this to me;

\VS{19}I, Paul, wrote with my hand, I will repay; besides, that I may not say that you also owe to me yourself.

\VS{20}Yes, brother, may I have profit of you in the LORD; refresh my yearnings in the LORD;

\VS{21}I wrote to you having been confident in your obedience, having known that you will also do above what I may say;

\VS{22}and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be granted to you.

\VS{23}Epaphras greets you (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus),

\VS{24}Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow-workmen!

\VS{25}The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with your spirit! Amen.

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