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{\MT PHILEMON



\par }\OneChap {\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul, the bound of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, brother, to Philemon, beloved, and our helper,


\par }{\PP \VS{2}and to Apphia, most dear sister, and to Archippus, our even-knight, and to the church that is in thine house,


\par }{\PP \VS{3}grace
{\EM{be}} to you, and peace of God our Father, and of the Lord Jesus Christ.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}I do thankings to my God, ever-more making mind of thee, in my prayers,


\par }{\PP \VS{5}hearing thy charity, and faith, that thou hast in the Lord Jesus, and to all holy men,


\par }{\PP \VS{6}that the communing of thy faith be made open, in knowing of all good thing in Christ Jesus.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}And I had great joy and comfort in thy charity, for the entrails of holy men rested
{\ADD{[or were refreshed]}} by thee, brother.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}For which thing I having much trust in Christ Jesus, to command to thee that that pertaineth to profit;


\par }{\PP \VS{9}but I beseech more for charity, since thou art such as the old Paul, and now the bound of Jesus Christ.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I in bonds begat,


\par }{\PP \VS{11}which sometime was unprofitable to thee, but now profitable, both to thee and to me;


\par }{\PP \VS{12}whom I sent again to thee. And receive thou him as mine entrails;


\par }{\PP \VS{13}whom I would withhold with me, that he should serve for thee to me in bonds of the gospel;


\par }{\PP \VS{14}but without thy counsel I would not do anything, that thy good should not be as of need, but willful.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}For peradventure therefore he departed from thee for a time, that thou shouldest receive him without end;


\par }{\PP \VS{16}now not as a servant, but for a servant a most dear brother
{\ADD{[or but more than a servant, most dear brother]}}, most to me; and how much more to thee, both in
{\ADD{[the]}} flesh and in the Lord?


\par }{\PP \VS{17}Therefore if thou hast me a fellow, receive him as me;


\par }{\PP \VS{18}for if he hath anything annoyed thee, either oweth, areckon thou this thing to me.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}I, Paul, wrote with mine hand, I shall yield; that I say not to thee, that also thou owest to me thyself.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}So, brother, I shall use thee in the Lord;
{\ADD{[full]}}-fill thou mine entrails in Christ.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}I trusting of thine obedience wrote to thee, witting that thou shalt do over that that I say.


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Also make thou ready to me an house to dwell in; for I hope that by your prayers I shall be given to you.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}Epaphras, prisoner with me in Christ Jesus, greeteth thee well,


\par }{\PP \VS{24}and Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, mine helpers.


\par }{\PP \VS{25}The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
{\EM{be}} with your spirit. Amen.


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