: Philemon 1 : 1 . Paul <3972 - Paulos - > , a prisoner <1198 - desmios - > of Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > , and Timothy <5095 - Timotheos - > [ our ] brother <0080 - adephos - > , unto Philemon <5371 - Philemon - > our dearly beloved <0027 - agapetos - > , and fellowlabourer <4904 - sunergos - > , : 2 And to [ our ] beloved <0027 - agapetos - > Apphia <0682 - Apphia - > , and Archippus <0751 - Archippos - > our fellowsoldier <4961 - sustratiotes - > , and to the church <1577 - ekklesia - > in thy house <3624 - oikos - > : : 3 Grace <5485 - charis - > to you , and peace <1515 - eirene - > , from God <2316 - theos - > our Father <3962 - pater - > and the Lord <2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > . : 4 I thank <2168 - eucharisteo - > my God <2316 - theos - > , making <4160 - poieo - > mention <3417 - mneia - > of thee always <3842 - pantote - > in my prayers <4335 - proseuche - > , : 5 Hearing <0191 - akouo - > of thy love <0026 - agape - > and faith <4102 - pistis - > , which <3739 - hos - > thou hast <2192 - echo - > toward <4314 - pros - > the Lord <2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > , and toward <1519 - eis - > all <3956 - pas - > saints <0040 - hagios - > ; : 6 That the communication <2842 - koinonia - > of thy faith <4102 - pistis - > may become <1096 - ginomai - > effectual <1756 - energes - > by the acknowledging <1922 - epignosis - > of every <3956 - pas - > good <0018 - agathos - > thing which <3588 - ho - > is in you in Christ <5547 - Christos - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > . : 7 For we have <2192 - echo - > great <4183 - polus - > joy <5485 - charis - > and consolation <3874 - paraklesis - > in thy love <0026 - agape - > , because <3754 - hoti - > the bowels <4698 - splagchnon - > of the saints <0040 - hagios - > are refreshed <0373 - anapano - > by thee , brother <0080 - adephos - > . : 8 . Wherefore <1352 - dio - > , though I might be much <4183 - polus - > bold <3954 - parrhesia - > in Christ <5547 - Christos - > to enjoin <2004 - epitasso - > thee that which is convenient <0433 - aneko - > , : 9 Yet for love s <0026 - agape - > sake I rather <3123 - mallon - > beseech <3870 - parakaleo - > [ thee ] , being <5607 - on - > such <5108 - toioutos - > an one as Paul <3972 - Paulos - > the aged <4246 - presbutes - > , and now <3570 - nuni - > also <2532 - kai - > a prisoner <1198 - desmios - > of Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > . : 10 I beseech <3870 - parakaleo - > thee for my son <5043 - teknon - > Onesimus <3682 - Onesimos - > , whom <3739 - hos - > I have begotten <1080 - gennao - > in my bonds <1199 - desmon - > : : 11 Which <3588 - ho - > in time <4218 - pote - > past was to thee unprofitable <0890 - achrestos - > , but now <3570 - nuni - > profitable <2173 - euchrestos - > to thee and to me : : 12 Whom <3739 - hos - > I have sent <0628 - apolouo - > again <0375 - anapempo - > : thou therefore receive <4355 - proslambano - > him , that is , mine <1699 - emos - > own bowels <4698 - splagchnon - > : : 13 Whom <3739 - hos - > I would have retained <2722 - katecho - > with me , that in thy stead <5228 - huper - > he might have ministered <1247 - diakoneo - > unto me in the bonds <1199 - desmon - > of the gospel <2098 - euaggelion - > : : 14 But without <5565 - choris - > thy mind <1106 - gnome - > would <2309 - thelo - > I do <4160 - poieo - > nothing <3762 - oudeis - > ; that thy benefit <0018 - agathos - > should not be as it were of necessity <0318 - anagke - > , but willingly <1595 - hekousion - > . : 15 For perhaps <5029 - tacha - > he therefore <5124 - touto - > departed <5563 - chorizo - > for a season <5610 - hora - > , that thou shouldest receive <0568 - apecho - > him for ever <0166 - aionios - > ; : 16 Not now <3765 - ouketi - > as a servant <1401 - doulos - > , but above <5228 - huper - > a servant <1401 - doulos - > , a brother <0080 - adephos - > beloved <0027 - agapetos - > , specially <3122 - malista - > to me , but how <4214 - posos - > much <4214 - posos - > more <3123 - mallon - > unto thee , both <2532 - kai - > in the flesh <4561 - sarx - > , and in the Lord <2962 - kurios - > ? : 17 If <1487 - ei - > thou count <2192 - echo - > me therefore <3767 - oun - > a partner <2844 - koinonos - > , receive <4355 - proslambano - > him as myself <1691 - eme - > . : 18 If <1487 - ei - > he hath wronged <0091 - adikeo - > thee , or <2228 - e - > oweth <3784 - opheilo - > [ thee ] ought <5100 - tis - > , put <1677 - ellogeo - > that on <1677 - ellogeo - > mine <1699 - emos - > account <1677 - ellogeo - > ; : 19 I Paul <3972 - Paulos - > have written <1125 - grapho - > [ it ] with mine own hand <5495 - cheir - > , I will repay <0661 - apotino - > [ it ] : albeit <2443 - hina - > I do not say <3004 - lego - > to thee how <3754 - hoti - > thou owest <4359 - prosopheilo - > unto me even <2532 - kai - > thine <4572 - seautou - > own <4572 - seautou - > self <4572 - seautou - > besides <4359 - prosopheilo - > . : 20 Yea <3483 - nai - > , brother <0080 - adephos - > , let me have joy <3685 - oninemi - > of thee in the Lord <2962 - kurios - > : refresh <0373 - anapano - > my bowels <4698 - splagchnon - > in the Lord <2962 - kurios - > . : 21 Having confidence <3982 - peitho - > in thy obedience <5218 - hupakoe - > I wrote <1125 - grapho - > unto thee , knowing <1492 - eido - > that thou wilt also <2532 - kai - > do <4160 - poieo - > more <5228 - huper - > than <5228 - huper - > I say <3004 - lego - > . : 22 But withal <0260 - hama - > prepare <2090 - hetoimazo - > me also <2532 - kai - > a lodging <3578 - xenia - > : for I trust <1679 - elpizo - > that through <1223 - dia - > your <5216 - humon - > prayers <4335 - proseuche - > I shall be given <5483 - charizomai - > unto you . : 23 There salute <0782 - aspazomai - > thee Epaphras <1889 - Epaphras - > , my fellowprisoner <4869 - sunaichmalotos - > in Christ <5547 - Christos - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > ; : 24 Marcus <3138 - Markos - > , Aristarchus <0708 - Aristarchos - > , Demas <1214 - Demas - > , Lucas <3065 - Loukas - > , my fellowlabourers <4904 - sunergos - > . : 25 The grace <5485 - charis - > of our Lord <2962 - kurios - > Jesus <2424 - Iesous - > Christ <5547 - Christos - > [ be ] with your <5216 - humon - > spirit <4151 - pneuma - > . Amen <0281 - amen - > .    ~~~~~~