Haweis - Philemon - 1

1:1  PAUL, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy a brother, to Philemon the beloved, and our fellow-labourer,

1:2  and to Apphia the beloved, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church at thy house:

1:3  grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1:4  I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,

1:5  hearing of thy love and faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and unto all the saints;

1:6  that there may be an operative communication of thy faith made known by every good thing, which is in you towards Jesus Christ.

1:7  For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.

1:8  Wherefore, though I have in Christ great liberty to enjoin thee what is becoming,

1:9  I rather for love’s sake entreat, being such as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner for Jesus Christ.

1:10  I entreat thee for my son, whom I have begotten during my bonds, Onesimus:

1:11  who in time past hath been an unprofitable servant to thee, but now very profitable to thee and to me:

1:12  whom I have sent back; thou therefore receive him, even as my own bowels:

1:13  whom I wished to detain about myself, that in thy stead he might have waited upon me during my bonds for the gospel:

1:14  but without thy consent would I do nothing; that this good deed of thine might not be as of necessity, but from thy own choice.

1:15  For to this end perhaps was he separated from thee for a season, that thou mightest receive him for ever;

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

1:17  If therefore thou holdest me a sharer with thee, receive him as myself.

1:18  If he hath injured thee or oweth thee ought, put that to my account;

1:19  I Paul have given it under my own hand, I will repay it, not to say to thee, that thou owest even thine own self unto me.

1:20  Yea, brother, I wish to have joy in thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

1:21  Having confidence in thy obedience, I have written unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do more than I say.

1:22  But at the same time prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

1:23  There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

1:24  Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-labourers.

1:25  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Amen. Written to Philemon from Rome, by Onesimus one of his household. \p