/1-1- PAUL
A PRISONER OF JESUS CHRIST
AND TIMOTHY OUR BROTHER
UNTO PHILEMON OUR DEARLY BELOVED
AND FELLOWLABOURER
/1-2- AND TO OUR BELOVED APPHIA
AND ARCHIPPUS OUR FELLOWSOLDIER
AND TO THE CHURCH IN THY HOUSE-
/1-3- GRACE TO YOU
AND PEACE
FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
/1-4- I THANK MY GOD
MAKING MENTION OF THEE ALWAYS IN MY PRAYERS
/1-5- HEARING OF THY LOVE AND FAITH
WHICH THOU HAST TOWARD THE LORD JESUS
AND TOWARD ALL SAINTS
/1-6- THAT THE COMMUNICATION OF THY FAITH MAY BECOME EFFECTUAL BY THE ACKNOWLEDGING OF EVERY GOOD THING WHICH IS IN YOU IN CHRIST JESUS.
/1-7- FOR WE HAVE GREAT JOY AND CONSOLATION IN THY LOVE
BECAUSE THE BOWELS OF THE SAINTS ARE REFRESHED BY THEE
BROTHER.
/1-8- WHEREFORE
THOUGH I MIGHT BE MUCH BOLD IN CHRIST TO ENJOIN THEE THAT WHICH IS CONVENIENT
/1-9- YET FOR LOVE'S SAKE I RATHER BESEECH THEE
BEING SUCH AN ONE AS PAUL THE AGED
AND NOW ALSO A PRISONER OF JESUS CHRIST.
/1-10- I BESEECH THEE FOR MY SON ONESIMUS
WHOM I HAVE BEGOTTEN IN MY BONDS-
/1-11- WHICH IN TIME PAST WAS TO THEE UNPROFITABLE
BUT NOW PROFITABLE TO THEE AND TO ME-
/1-12- WHOM I HAVE SENT AGAIN- THOU THEREFORE RECEIVE HIM
THAT IS
MINE OWN BOWELS-
/1-13- WHOM I WOULD HAVE RETAINED WITH ME
THAT IN THY STEAD HE MIGHT HAVE MINISTERED UNTO ME IN THE BONDS OF THE GOSPEL-
/1-14- BUT WITHOUT THY MIND WOULD I DO NOTHING THAT THY BENEFIT SHOULD NOT BE AS IT WERE OF NECESSITY
BUT WILLINGLY.
/1-15- FOR PERHAPS HE THEREFORE DEPARTED FOR A SEASON
THAT THOU SHOULDEST RECEIVE HIM FOR EVER
/1-16- NOT NOW AS A SERVANT
BUT ABOVE A SERVANT
A BROTHER BELOVED
SPECIALLY TO ME
BUT HOW MUCH MORE UNTO THEE
BOTH IN THE FLESH
AND IN THE LORD?
/1-17- IF THOU COUNT ME THEREFORE A PARTNER
RECEIVE HIM AS MYSELF.
/1-18- IF HE HATH WRONGED THEE
OR OWETH THEE OUGHT
PUT THAT ON MINE ACCOUNT
/1-19- I PAUL HAVE WRITTEN IT WITH MINE OWN HAND
I WILL REPAY IT- ALBEIT I DO NOT SAY TO THEE HOW THOU OWEST UNTO ME EVEN THINE OWN SELF BESIDES.
/1-20- YEA
BROTHER
LET ME HAVE JOY OF THEE IN THE LORD- REFRESH MY BOWELS IN THE LORD.
/1-21- HAVING CONFIDENCE IN THY OBEDIENCE I WROTE UNTO THEE
KNOWING THAT THOU WILT ALSO DO MORE THAN I SAY.
/1-22- BUT WITHAL PREPARE ME ALSO A LODGING- FOR I TRUST THAT THROUGH YOUR PRAYERS I SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU.
/1-23- THERE SALUTE THEE EPAPHRAS
MY FELLOWPRISONER IN CHRIST JESUS
/1-24- MARCUS
ARISTARCHUS
DEMAS
LUCAS
MY FELLOWLABOURERS.
/1-25- THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOUR SPIRIT. AMEN.
