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World English Bible Classic
[1] Paul, a prisoner of Christⓘ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker, [2] to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house: [3] Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. [4] I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, [5] hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, [6] that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus. [7] For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. [8] Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate, [9] yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. [10] I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,ⓘ [11] who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me. [12] I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, [13] whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News. [14] But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will. [15] For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever, [16] no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. [17] If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me. [18] But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account. [19] I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides). [20] Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord. [21] Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say. [22] Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you. [23] Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, [24] as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. [25] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
  2. ⓘ 1:10 Onesimus means “useful”.
King James Version
[1] Paul, G3972 a prisoner G1198 of Jesus G2424 Christ, G5547 and G2532 Timothy G5095 our brother, G80 unto Philemon G5371 our G2257 dearly beloved, G27 and G2532 fellowlabourer, G4904 [2] and G2532 to our beloved G27 Apphia, G682 and G2532 Archippus G751 our G2257 fellowsoldier, G4961 and G2532 to the G3588 church G1577 in G2596 thy G4675 house: G3624 [3] grace G5485 to you, G5213 and G2532 peace, G1515 from G575 God G2316 our G2257 Father G3962 and G2532 the Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ. G5547 [4] I thank G2168 my G3450 God, G2316 making G4160 mention G3417 of thee G4675 always G3842 in G1909 my G3450 prayers, G4335 [5] hearing G191 of thy G4675 love G26 and G2532 faith, G4102 which G3739 thou hast G2192 toward G4314 the G3588 Lord G2962 Jesus, G2424 and G2532 toward G1519 all G3956 saints; G40 [6] that G3704 the G3588 communication G2842 of thy G4675 faith G4102 may become G1096 effectual G1756 by G1722 the acknowledging G1922 of every G3956 good thing G18 which G3588 is in G1722 you G5213 in G1519 Christ G5547 Jesus. G2424 [7] For G1063 we have G2192 great G4183 joy G5479 and G2532 consolation G3874 in G1909 thy G4675 love, G26 because G3754 the G3588 bowels G4698 of the G3588 saints G40 are refreshed G373 by G1223 thee, G4675 brother. G80 [8] Wherefore, G1352 though I might be G2192 much G4183 bold G3954 in G1722 Christ G5547 to enjoin G2004 thee G4671 that which G3588 is convenient, G433 [9] yet for G1223 love’s G26 sake G1223 I G3870 rather G3123 beseech G3870 thee, being G5607 such an one G5108 as G5613 Paul G3972 the aged, G4246 and G1161 now G3570 also G2532 a prisoner G1198 of Jesus G2424 Christ. G5547 [10] I beseech G3870 thee G4571 for G4012 my G1699 son G5043 Onesimus, G3682 whom G3739 I have begotten G1080 in G1722 my G3450 bonds: G1199 [11] which G3588 in time past G4218 was to thee G4671 unprofitable, G890 but G1161 now G3570 profitable G2173 to thee G4671 and G2532 to me: G1698 [12] whom G3739 I have sent again: G375 thou G4771 therefore G1161 receive G4355 him, G846 that G5124 is, G2076 mine own G1699 bowels: G4698 [13] whom G3739 I G1473 would G1014 have retained G2722 with G4314 me, G1683 that G2443 in G5228 thy G4675 stead G5228 he might have ministered G1247 unto me G3427 in G1722 the G3588 bonds G1199 of the G3588 gospel: G2098 [14] but G1161 without G5565 thy G4674 mind G1106 would G2309 I G2309 do G4160 nothing; G3762 that G2443 thy G4675 benefit G18 should G5600 not G3361 be G5600 as G5613 it were of G2596 necessity, G318 but G235 willingly. G2596 G1595 [15] For G1063 perhaps G5029 he G5563 therefore G1223 G5124 departed G5563 for G4314 a season, G5610 that G2443 thou shouldest receive G568 him G846 for ever; G166 [16] not now G3765 as G5613 a servant, G1401 but G235 above G5228 a servant, G1401 a brother G80 beloved, G27 specially G3122 to me, G1698 but G1161 how much G4214 more G3123 unto thee, G4671 both G2532 in G1722 the flesh, G4561 and G2532 in G1722 the Lord? G2962 [17] If G1487 thou count G2192 me G1691 therefore G3767 a partner, G2844 receive G4355 him G846 as G5613 myself. G1691 [18] If G1487 G1161 he hath wronged G91 thee, G4571 or G2228 oweth G3784 thee ought, G5100 put G1677 that G5124 on G1677 mine account; G1698 [19] I G1473 Paul G3972 have written G1125 it with mine own G1699 hand, G5495 I G1473 will repay G661 it: albeit G2443 I G3004 do not G3361 say G3004 to thee G4671 how G3754 thou owest G4359 unto me G3427 even G2532 thine own self G4572 besides. G4359 [20] Yea, G3483 brother, G80 let G3685 me G1473 have joy G3685 of thee G4675 in G1722 the Lord: G2962 refresh G373 my G3450 bowels G4698 in G1722 the Lord. G2962 [21] Having confidence G3982 in thy G4675 obedience G5218 I wrote G1125 unto thee, G4671 knowing G1492 that G3754 thou wilt G4160 also G2532 do G4160 more than G5228 G3739 I say. G3004 [22] But G1161 withal G260 prepare G2090 me G3427 also G2532 a lodging: G3578 for G1063 I trust G1679 that G3754 through G1223 your G5216 prayers G4335 I shall be given G5483 unto you. G5213 [23] There salute G782 thee G4571 Epaphras, G1889 my G3450 fellowprisoner G4869 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus; G2424 [24] Marcus, G3138 Aristarchus, G708 Demas, G1214 Lucas, G3065 my G3450 fellowlabourers. G4904 [25] The G3588 grace G5485 of our G2257 Lord G2962 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 be with G3326 your G5216 spirit. G4151 Amen. G281
Written G1125 from G575 Rome G4516 to G4314 Philemon, G5371 by G1223 Onesimus G3682 a servant. G3610
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Παῦλος G3972 δέσμιος G1198 ‡Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ, G5547 καὶ G2532 Τιμόθεος G5095 ὁ G3588 ἀδελφός, G80 Φιλήμονι G5371 τῷ G3588 ἀγαπητῷ G27 καὶ G2532 συνεργῷ G4904 ἡμῶν, G2257 [2] καὶ G2532 Ἀπφίᾳ G682 τῇ G3588 ‡ἀγαπητῇ, G27 καὶ G2532 Ἀρχίππῳ G751 τῷ G3588 ‡συστρατιώτῃ G4961 ἡμῶν, G2257 καὶ G2532 τῇ G3588 κατ’ G2596 οἶκόν G3624 σου G4675 ἐκκλησίᾳ· G1577 [3] χάρις G5485 ὑμῖν G5213 καὶ G2532 εἰρήνη G1515 ἀπὸ G575 θεοῦ G2316 πατρὸς G3962 ἡμῶν G2257 καὶ G2532 κυρίου G2962 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ. G5547 [4] Εὐχαριστῶ G2168 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 μου, G3450 πάντοτε G3842 μνείαν G3417 σου G4675 ποιούμενος G4160 ἐπὶ G1909 τῶν G3588 προσευχῶν G4335 μου, G3450 [5] ἀκούων G191 σου G4675 τὴν G3588 ἀγάπην, G26 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 πίστιν G4102 ἣν G3739 ἔχεις G2192 ‡πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 Ἰησοῦν G2424 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 ἁγίους, G40 [6] ὅπως G3704 ἡ G3588 κοινωνία G2842 τῆς G3588 πίστεώς G4102 σου G4675 ἐνεργὴς G1756 γένηται G1096 ἐν G1722 ἐπιγνώσει G1922 παντὸς G3956 ἀγαθοῦ G18 ‡τοῦ G3588 ἐν G1722 ‡ἡμῖν G2254 εἰς G1519 χριστὸν G5547 ‡Ἰησοῦν. G2424 [7] ‡Χάριν G5485 γὰρ G1063 ‡ἔχομεν G2192 πολλὴν G4183 καὶ G2532 παράκλησιν G3874 ἐπὶ G1909 τῇ G3588 ἀγάπῃ G26 σου, G4675 ὅτι G3754 τὰ G3588 σπλάγχνα G4698 τῶν G3588 ἁγίων G40 ἀναπέπαυται G373 διὰ G1223 σοῦ, G4675 ἀδελφέ. G80 [8] Διὸ G1352 πολλὴν G4183 ἐν G1722 χριστῷ G5547 παρρησίαν G3954 ἔχων G2192 ἐπιτάσσειν G2004 σοι G4671 τὸ G3588 ἀνῆκον, G433 [9] διὰ G1223 τὴν G3588 ἀγάπην G26 μᾶλλον G3123 παρακαλῶ, G3870 τοιοῦτος G5108 ὢν G5607 ὡς G5613 Παῦλος G3972 πρεσβύτης, G4246 νυνὶ G3570 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 δέσμιος G1198 ‡Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ. G5547 [10] Παρακαλῶ G3870 σε G4571 περὶ G4012 τοῦ G3588 ἐμοῦ G1699 τέκνου, G5043 ὃν G3739 ἐγέννησα G1080 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 δεσμοῖς G1199 ‡μου, G3450 Ὀνήσιμον, G3682 [11] τόν G3588 ποτέ G4218 σοι G4671 ἄχρηστον, G890 νυνὶ G3570 ‡δὲ G1161 σοὶ G4671 καὶ G2532 ἐμοὶ G1698 εὔχρηστον, G2173 ὃν G3739 ἀνέπεμψα· G375 [12] ‡σὺ G4771 δὲ G1161 αὐτόν, G846 τοῦτ’ G5124 ἔστιν G2076 τὰ G3588 ἐμὰ G1699 σπλάγχνα, G4698 ‡προσλαβοῦ· G4355 [13] ὃν G3739 ἐγὼ G1473 ἐβουλόμην G1014 πρὸς G4314 ἐμαυτὸν G1683 κατέχειν, G2722 ἵνα G2443 ὑπὲρ G5228 σοῦ G4675 ‡διακονῇ G1247 μοι G3427 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 δεσμοῖς G1199 τοῦ G3588 εὐαγγελίου· G2098 [14] χωρὶς G5565 δὲ G1161 τῆς G3588 σῆς G4674 γνώμης G1106 οὐδὲν G3762 ἠθέλησα G2309 ποιῆσαι, G4160 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ὡς G5613 κατὰ G2596 ἀνάγκην G318 τὸ G3588 ἀγαθόν G18 σου G4675 ᾖ, G5600 ἀλλὰ G235 κατὰ G2596 ἑκούσιον. G1595 [15] Τάχα G5029 γὰρ G1063 διὰ G1223 τοῦτο G5124 ἐχωρίσθη G5563 πρὸς G4314 ὥραν, G5610 ἵνα G2443 αἰώνιον G166 αὐτὸν G846 ἀπέχῃς· G568 [16] οὐκέτι G3765 ὡς G5613 δοῦλον, G1401 ‡ἀλλ’ G235 ὑπὲρ G5228 δοῦλον, G1401 ἀδελφὸν G80 ἀγαπητόν, G27 μάλιστα G3122 ἐμοί, G1698 πόσῳ G4214 δὲ G1161 μᾶλλον G3123 σοὶ G4671 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 σαρκὶ G4561 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 κυρίῳ. G2962 [17] Εἰ G1487 οὖν G3767 ‡με G3165 ἔχεις G2192 κοινωνόν, G2844 προσλαβοῦ G4355 αὐτὸν G846 ὡς G5613 ἐμέ. G1691 [18] Εἰ G1487 δέ G1161 τι G5100 ἠδίκησέν G91 σε G4571 ἢ G2228 ὀφείλει, G3784 τοῦτο G5124 ἐμοὶ G1698 ‡ἐλλόγει· G1677 [19] ἐγὼ G1473 Παῦλος G3972 ἔγραψα G1125 τῇ G3588 ἐμῇ G1699 χειρί, G5495 ἐγὼ G1473 ἀποτίσω· G661 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 λέγω G3004 σοι G4671 ὅτι G3754 καὶ G2532 σεαυτόν G4572 μοι G3427 προσοφείλεις. G4359 [20] Ναί, G3483 ἀδελφέ, G80 ἐγώ G1473 σου G4675 ὀναίμην G3685 ἐν G1722 κυρίῳ· G2962 ἀνάπαυσόν G373 μου G3450 τὰ G3588 σπλάγχνα G4698 ἐν G1722 ‡κυρίῳ. G2962 [21] Πεποιθὼς G3982 τῇ G3588 ὑπακοῇ G5218 σου G4675 ἔγραψά G1125 σοι, G4671 εἰδὼς G1492 ὅτι G3754 καὶ G2532 ὑπὲρ G5228 ‡ὃ G3739 λέγω G3004 ποιήσεις. G4160 [22] Ἅμα G260 δὲ G1161 καὶ G2532 ἑτοίμαζέ G2090 μοι G3427 ξενίαν· G3578 ἐλπίζω G1679 γὰρ G1063 ὅτι G3754 διὰ G1223 τῶν G3588 προσευχῶν G4335 ὑμῶν G5216 χαρισθήσομαι G5483 ὑμῖν. G5213 [23] ‡Ἀσπάζονταί G782 σε G4571 Ἐπαφρᾶς G1889 ὁ G3588 συναιχμάλωτός G4869 μου G3450 ἐν G1722 χριστῷ G5547 Ἰησοῦ, G2424 [24] Μάρκος, G3138 Ἀρίσταρχος, G708 Δημᾶς, G1214 Λουκᾶς, G3065 οἱ G3588 συνεργοί G4904 μου. G3450 [25] Ἡ G3588 χάρις G5485 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 ‡ἡμῶν G2257 Ἰησοῦ G2424 ‡χριστοῦ G5547 μετὰ G3326 τοῦ G3588 πνεύματος G4151 ὑμῶν. G5216 ‡Ἀμήν. G281

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 1:1 Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ¦ χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
  2. ‡ 1:2a ἀγαπητῇ ¦ ἀδελφῇ
  3. ‡ 1:2b συστρατιώτῃ ¦ συνστρατιώτῃ
  4. ‡ 1:5 πρὸς ¦ εἰς
  5. ‡ 1:6a τοῦ ¦ []
  6. ‡ 1:6b ἡμῖν ¦ ὑμῖν
  7. ‡ 1:6c Ἰησοῦν ¦
  8. ‡ 1:7a Χάριν ¦ Χαρὰν
  9. ‡ 1:7b ἔχομεν πολλὴν ¦ πολλὴν ἔσχον
  10. ‡ 1:9 Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ¦ χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
  11. ‡ 1:10 μου ¦
  12. ‡ 1:11 δὲ ¦ δὲ [καὶ]
  13. ‡ 1:12a σὺ δὲ ¦ σοι
  14. ‡ 1:12b προσλαβοῦ ¦
  15. ‡ 1:13 διακονῇ μοι ¦ μοι διακονῇ
  16. ‡ 1:16 ἀλλ’ ¦ ἀλλὰ
  17. ‡ 1:17 με ¦ ἐμὲ
  18. ‡ 1:18 ἐλλόγει ¦ ἐλλόγα
  19. ‡ 1:20 κυρίῳ ¦ χριστῷ
  20. ‡ 1:21 ὃ ¦ ἃ
  21. ‡ 1:23 Ἀσπάζονταί ¦ Ἀσπάζεταί
  22. ‡ 1:25a ἡμῶν ¦
  23. ‡ 1:25b χριστοῦ ¦
  24. ‡ 1:25c Ἀμήν ¦