Philemon 1 — GNV
1Verse 1Paul a prisoner of Iesus Christ, and our brother Timotheus, vnto Philemon our deare friende, and fellowe helper,Verse 2And to our deare sister Apphia, and to Archippus our fellowe souldier, and to the Church that is in thine house:Verse 3Grace be with you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ.Verse 4I giue thanks to my God, making mention alwaies of thee in my praiers,Verse 5(When I heare of thy loue and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and towarde all Saintes)Verse 6That the fellowship of thy faith may bee made effectuall, and that whatsoeuer good thing is in you through Christ Iesus, may be knowen.Verse 7For we haue great ioy and consolation in thy loue, because by thee, brother, the Saintes bowels are comforted.Verse 8Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaund thee that which is conuenient,Verse 9Yet for loues sake I rather beseeche thee, though I be as I am, euen Paul aged, and euen nowe a prisoner for Iesus Christ.Verse 10I beseeche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bondes,Verse 11Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,Verse 12Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,Verse 13Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.Verse 14But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.Verse 15It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer,Verse 16Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?Verse 17If therefore thou count our thinges common, receiue him as my selfe.Verse 18If he hath hurt thee, or oweth thee ought, that put on mine accounts.Verse 19I Paul haue written this with mine owne hande: I will recompense it, albeit I doe not say to thee, that thou owest moreouer vnto me euen thine owne selfe.Verse 20Yea, brother, let mee obteine this pleasure of thee in the Lord: comfort my bowels in the Lord.Verse 21Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.Verse 22Moreouer also prepare mee lodging: for I trust through your prayers I shall be freely giuen vnto you.Verse 23There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesus,Verse 24Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my felowe helpers.Verse 25The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with your spirit, Amen. ‘Written from Rome to Philemon, and send by Onesimus a seruant.’