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{\MT THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO 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 thy 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 thee in my prayers,

\VS{5}hearing of thy love and faith that thou hast unto the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

\VS{6}that the fellowship of thy 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 thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

\VS{8}Wherefore, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit —

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

\VS{10}I entreat thee concerning my child — whom I did beget in my bonds — Onesimus,

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

\VS{12}whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,

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

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

\VS{15}for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him,

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

\VS{17}If, then, with me thou hast fellowship, receive him as me,

\VS{18}and if he did hurt to thee, or doth owe anything, this to me be reckoning;

\VS{19}I, Paul did write with my hand, I — I will repay; that I may not say that also thyself, besides, to me thou dost owe.

\VS{20}Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;

\VS{21}having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

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

\VS{23}Salute thee doth Epaphras, (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus,)

\VS{24}Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen!

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


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