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World English Bible

Philemon 1 (WEBP)

[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.

Philemon 1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means “useful”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Philemon 1 (KJVS)

[1] Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy [our] brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
[2] And to [our] beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
[3] Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
[4] I thank () my God, making () mention of thee always in my prayers,
[5] Hearing () of thy love and faith, which thou hast () toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
[6] That the communication of thy faith may become () effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
[7] For we have () great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed () by thee, brother.
[8] Wherefore, though I might be () much bold in Christ to enjoin () thee that which is convenient, ()
[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.
[10] I beseech () thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten () in my bonds:
[11] Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
[12] Whom I have sent again: () thou therefore receive () him, that is, () mine own bowels:
[13] Whom I would () have retained () with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered () unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
[14] But without thy mind would () I do () nothing; that thy benefit should not be () as it were of necessity, but willingly.
[15] For perhaps he therefore departed () for a season, that thou shouldest receive () him for ever;
[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?
[17] If thou count () me therefore a partner, receive () him as myself.
[18] If he hath wronged () thee, or oweth () [thee] ought, put that on () mine account;
[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. ()
[20] Yea, brother, let me have joy () of thee in the Lord: refresh () my bowels in the Lord.
[21] Having confidence () in thy obedience I wrote () unto thee, knowing () that thou wilt also do () more than I say. ()
[22] But withal prepare () me also a lodging: for I trust () that through your prayers I shall be given () unto you.
[23] There salute () thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
[24] Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
[25] The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit. Amen. «[Written () from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant. ]»

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Philemon 1 (BYZ)

[1] Παῦλος () δέσμιος () χριστοῦ () Ἰησοῦ, () καὶ () Τιμόθεος () ὁ () ἀδελφός, () Φιλήμονι () τῷ () ἀγαπητῷ () καὶ () συνεργῷ () ἡμῶν, ()
[2] καὶ () Ἀπφίᾳ () τῇ () ἀγαπητῇ, () καὶ () Ἀρχίππῳ () τῷ () συστρατιώτῃ () ἡμῶν, () καὶ () τῇ () κατ’ () οἶκόν () σου () ἐκκλησίᾳ· ()
[3] χάρις () ὑμῖν () καὶ () εἰρήνη () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () πατρὸς () ἡμῶν () καὶ () κυρίου () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[4] Εὐχαριστῶ () τῷ () θεῷ () μου, () πάντοτε () μνείαν () σου () ποιούμενος () ἐπὶ () τῶν () προσευχῶν () μου, ()
[5] ἀκούων () σου () τὴν () ἀγάπην, () καὶ () τὴν () πίστιν () ἣν () ἔχεις () πρὸς () τὸν () κύριον () Ἰησοῦν () καὶ () εἰς () πάντας () τοὺς () ἁγίους, ()
[6] ὅπως () ἡ () κοινωνία () τῆς () πίστεώς () σου () ἐνεργὴς () γένηται () ἐν () ἐπιγνώσει () παντὸς () ἀγαθοῦ () τοῦ () ἐν () ἡμῖν () εἰς () χριστὸν () Ἰησοῦν. ()
[7] Χάριν () γὰρ () ἔχομεν () πολλὴν () καὶ () παράκλησιν () ἐπὶ () τῇ () ἀγάπῃ () σου, () ὅτι () τὰ () σπλάγχνα () τῶν () ἁγίων () ἀναπέπαυται () διὰ () σοῦ, () ἀδελφέ. ()
[8] Διὸ () πολλὴν () ἐν () χριστῷ () παρρησίαν () ἔχων () ἐπιτάσσειν () σοι () τὸ () ἀνῆκον, ()
[9] διὰ () τὴν () ἀγάπην () μᾶλλον () παρακαλῶ, () τοιοῦτος () ὢν () ὡς () Παῦλος () πρεσβύτης, () νυνὶ () δὲ () καὶ () δέσμιος () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ. ()
[10] Παρακαλῶ () σε () περὶ () τοῦ () ἐμοῦ () τέκνου, () ὃν () ἐγέννησα () ἐν () τοῖς () δεσμοῖς () μου, () Ὀνήσιμον, ()
[11] τόν () ποτέ () σοι () ἄχρηστον, () νυνὶ () δὲ () σοὶ () καὶ () ἐμοὶ () εὔχρηστον, () ὃν () ἀνέπεμψα· ()
[12] σὺ () δὲ () αὐτόν, () τοῦτ’ () ἔστιν () τὰ () ἐμὰ () σπλάγχνα, () προσλαβοῦ· ()
[13] ὃν () ἐγὼ () ἐβουλόμην () πρὸς () ἐμαυτὸν () κατέχειν, () ἵνα () ὑπὲρ () σοῦ () διακονῇ () μοι () ἐν () τοῖς () δεσμοῖς () τοῦ () εὐαγγελίου· ()
[14] χωρὶς () δὲ () τῆς () σῆς () γνώμης () οὐδὲν () ἠθέλησα () ποιῆσαι, () ἵνα () μὴ () ὡς () κατὰ () ἀνάγκην () τὸ () ἀγαθόν () σου () ᾖ, () ἀλλὰ () κατὰ () ἑκούσιον. ()
[15] Τάχα () γὰρ () διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐχωρίσθη () πρὸς () ὥραν, () ἵνα () αἰώνιον () αὐτὸν () ἀπέχῃς· ()
[16] οὐκέτι () ὡς () δοῦλον, () ἀλλ’ () ὑπὲρ () δοῦλον, () ἀδελφὸν () ἀγαπητόν, () μάλιστα () ἐμοί, () πόσῳ () δὲ () μᾶλλον () σοὶ () καὶ () ἐν () σαρκὶ () καὶ () ἐν () κυρίῳ. ()
[17] Εἰ () οὖν () με () ἔχεις () κοινωνόν, () προσλαβοῦ () αὐτὸν () ὡς () ἐμέ. ()
[18] Εἰ () δέ () τι () ἠδίκησέν () σε () ἢ () ὀφείλει, () τοῦτο () ἐμοὶ () ἐλλόγει· ()
[19] ἐγὼ () Παῦλος () ἔγραψα () τῇ () ἐμῇ () χειρί, () ἐγὼ () ἀποτίσω· () ἵνα () μὴ () λέγω () σοι () ὅτι () καὶ () σεαυτόν () μοι () προσοφείλεις. ()
[20] Ναί, () ἀδελφέ, () ἐγώ () σου () ὀναίμην () ἐν () κυρίῳ· () ἀνάπαυσόν () μου () τὰ () σπλάγχνα () ἐν () κυρίῳ. ()
[21] Πεποιθὼς () τῇ () ὑπακοῇ () σου () ἔγραψά () σοι, () εἰδὼς () ὅτι () καὶ () ὑπὲρ () ὃ () λέγω () ποιήσεις. ()
[22] Ἅμα () δὲ () καὶ () ἑτοίμαζέ () μοι () ξενίαν· () ἐλπίζω () γὰρ () ὅτι () διὰ () τῶν () προσευχῶν () ὑμῶν () χαρισθήσομαι () ὑμῖν. ()
[23] Ἀσπάζονταί () σε () Ἐπαφρᾶς () ὁ () συναιχμάλωτός () μου () ἐν () χριστῷ () Ἰησοῦ, ()
[24] Μάρκος, () Ἀρίσταρχος, () Δημᾶς, () Λουκᾶς, () οἱ () συνεργοί () μου. ()
[25] Ἡ () χάρις () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἡμῶν () Ἰησοῦ () χριστοῦ () μετὰ () τοῦ () πνεύματος () ὑμῶν. () Ἀμήν. ()

Philemon 1:2 N ἀγαπητῇ ⇒ ἀδελφῇ
Philemon 1:6 N Ἰησοῦν ⇒ -
Philemon 1:7 N Χάριν γὰρ ἔχομεν πολλὴν ⇒ Χαρὰν γὰρ πολλὴν ἔσχον
Philemon 1:9 N Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ ⇒ χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ
Philemon 1:10 N μου ⇒ -
Philemon 1:11 N δὲ σοὶ ⇒ δὲ [καὶ] σοὶ
Philemon 1:12a N σὺ δὲ ⇒ σοι
Philemon 1:12b N προσλαβοῦ ⇒ -
Philemon 1:13 N διακονῇ μοι ⇒ μοι διακονῇ
Philemon 1:18 N ἐλλόγει ⇒ ἐλλόγα
Philemon 1:20 N σπλάγχνα ἐν κυρίῳ ⇒ σπλάγχνα ἐν χριστῷ
Philemon 1:21 N ὃ ⇒ ἃ
Philemon 1:23 N Ἀσπάζονταί ⇒ Ἀσπάζεταί
Philemon 1:25a N ἡμῶν ⇒ -
Philemon 1:25b N Ἀμήν ⇒ -