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\par }\OneChap {\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul, the bound of Christ Jesus, and Timothy,
{\SLS{(a)}} brother, to Philemon, beloved, and our helper,
{\SLS{(Paul, a prisoner of the Messiah Jesus, or a prisoner for the sake of the Messiah Jesus, and Timothy, a brother, to Philemon, beloved, and our helper,)}}


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


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


\par }{\PP \VS{4}I do thankings to my God,
{\SLS{(for)}}evermore making mind of thee, in my prayers,
{\SLS{(I give thanks to my God, always remembering thee, in my prayers,)}}


\par }{\PP \VS{5}hearing
{\SLS{(of)}} thy charity, and faith, that thou hast in the Lord Jesus, and to all holy men,
{\SLS{(hearing of thy love, and the faith, which thou hast in the Lord Jesus, and for all the saints, or all of God’s people,)}}


\par }{\PP \VS{6}that the communing of thy faith be made open, in
{\SLS{(the)}} knowing of all good thing{\SLS{(s)}} in Christ Jesus.
{\SLS{(so that the sharing of thy faith be made open, in the knowledge of all the good things in the Messiah 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.
{\SLS{(And I had great joy and strength in thy love, for the hearts of the saints, or of God’s people, were refreshed by thee, brother.)}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}For which thing I having much trust in Christ Jesus
{\SLS{(or For which thing I having much trust in the Messiah 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.
{\SLS{(but I beseech thee more out of love, since thou art like old Paul, now the prisoner of Jesus Christ, or now a prisoner for the sake 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
{\SLS{(or And receive him as thou would receive me)}};


\par }{\PP \VS{13}whom I would withhold with me, that he should serve for thee to me in
{\SLS{(the)}} bonds of the gospel;
{\SLS{(whom I would keep here with me, so that he could serve me for thee here where I am in prison for the sake of the Gospel or the Good News;)}}


\par }{\PP \VS{14}but without thy counsel I would not do anything, that thy good should not be as of need, but willful.
{\SLS{(but without thy counsel, or without thy consent, I would not do anything, so that thy good doing would not be done as out of necessity, but out of thy own free will or willingly.)}}


\par }{\PP \VS{15}For peradventure therefore he departed from thee for a time,
{\SLS{(so)}} that thou shouldest receive him
{\ADD{[into]}} 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,
{\SLS{(yea)}},
{\SLS{(a)}} most dear brother]}}, most{\SLS{(ly)}} 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
{\SLS{(or harmed)}} thee, either oweth
{\SLS{(thee)}}, areckon thou this thing to me.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}I, Paul, wrote with mine
{\SLS{(own)}} hand,
{\SLS{(and)}} I shall yield
{\SLS{(it)}};
{\SLS{(and)}} 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
{\SLS{(or fill thou my heart full with the Messiah)}}.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}I trusting of thine obedience wrote to thee, witting that thou shalt do over that that I say
{\SLS{(or knowing that thou shalt do even more than what I ask you to do)}}.


\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,
{\SLS{(a)}} prisoner with me in Christ Jesus, greeteth thee well,
{\SLS{(Epaphras, a prisoner like me of the Messiah Jesus, or a prisoner like me for the sake of the Messiah Jesus, heartily greeteth thee,)}}


\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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