ACV - Philemon - 1

1:1  Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved and co-workman,

1:2  and to the beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the congregation at 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 recollection of thee always in my prayers,

1:5  hearing of thy love and faith, which thou have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the sanctified,

1:6  so that the fellowship of thy faith may become potent (in the knowledge of every good thing in us) for Christ Jesus.

1:7  For we have much joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the sanctified have been refreshed by thee, brother.

1:8  Therefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to command thee that which is befitting,

1:9  because of love I rather beseech, being such as aged Paul, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

1:10  I beseech thee for my child Onesimus, whom I begot in my bonds.

1:11  A man formerly unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me, whom I sent back.

1:12  And thou should welcome him, that is, my bowels.

1:13  Whom I wanted to keep back for myself, so that in thy behalf he might serve me in the bonds of the good news.

1:14  But I wanted to do nothing without thy mind, so that thy goodness might not be as from obligation, but from volition.

1:15  For perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, so that thou might receive him back forever,

1:16  no longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to thee, both in flesh and in the Lord.

1:17  If then thou have me a partner, accept him as myself.

1:18  But if he has wronged thee, or owes anything, charge this to me.

1:19  I Paul write with my hand, I will repay, so that I may not say to thee that thou owe me in return even thyself.

1:20  Yes, brother, let me have a favor of thee in the Lord. Refresh my bowels in the Lord.

1:21  Being confident in thine obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou will do above what I say.

1:22  But simultaneously also prepare a lodging for me, for I hope that by your prayers I will be granted to you.

1:23  Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, salutes thee,

1:24  and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my co-workmen.

1:25  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit. Truly.