Philemon

Greeting

Paul, a prisoner of Mĕs­si­ah Yĕshūa̒, and Timothy our bro­ther, to Philemon our beloved bro­ther and fellow worker, ^2and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assem­bly in your house. ^3Loving-kind­ness to you and shalōm from the Al­mĭgh­ty, our Fă­ther and ’Adŏ­nai̱ Yĕshūa̒ the Mĕs­si­ah.

Philemon’s Love and Faithfulness

^4I thank my Al­mĭgh­ty always, making mention of you in my prayers, ^5because I hear of your love, and of the faithfulness which you have toward ’Adŏ­nai̱ Yĕshūa̒, and toward all the holy ones, ^6which is how the fellowship of your faithfulness may become effec­tive in the complete knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Mĕs­si­ah’s sake, ^7because I have much joy and comfort in your love, be­cause the hearts of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.

^8Therefore, though I have much boldness in Mĕs­si­ah to com­mand you to do what is proper, ^9yet for love’s sake I rather appeal—being such a one as Paul, the elderly, and now also a prisoner of Mĕs­si­ah Yĕshūa̒—

Plea for Onesimus, a Free Man

^10I appeal to you for my child, whom I have begotten in my im­pri­son­ment, Onesimus, ^11who for­merly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. ^12I have sent him back to you in person, that is, as if sending my own heart, ^13whom I wanted to keep with me, that in your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the good news, ^14but without your consent I did not want to do anything, that your goodness should not be as by compulsion, but of your own free will.

^15Because perhaps he was for this reason parted from you for a while, that you should have him back forever, ^16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in Yăhwēh.

^17If then you regard me a partner, receive him as you would me. ^18But if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.

^19I, Paul, write with my own hand, I will repay (wherein I should say to you that you owe to me even your own self). ^20Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in Yăhwēh. Refresh my heart in Mĕs­si­ah.

^21Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than what I say.

^22And at the same time also prepare me lodging, because I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you.

^23Epaphras, my fellow pri­so­ner in Mĕs­si­ah Yĕshūa̒, greets you, ^24and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers.

^25The loving kindness of ’Adŏ­nai̱ Yĕshūa̒ the Mĕs­si­ah be with your spirit.