Philemon 1 — LSV
1Verse 1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,Verse 2and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in your house:Verse 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!Verse 4I give thanks to my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,Verse 5hearing of your love and faith that you have to the Lord Jesus and toward all the holy ones,Verse 6that the fellowship of your faith may become working in the full knowledge of every good thing that [is] in you toward Christ Jesus;Verse 7for we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the yearnings of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.Verse 8For this reason, having in Christ much boldness to command you that which is fit—Verse 9because of the love I rather plead, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;Verse 10I beg you concerning my child—whom I begot in my bonds—Onesimus,Verse 11who once was to you unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to you,Verse 12whom I sent again to you—he who is my own heart,Verse 13whom I intended to retain to myself, that in your behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,Verse 14but apart from your mind I willed to do nothing, so that your good deed may not be as of necessity, but of willingness,Verse 15for perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, that you may have him continuously,Verse 16no longer as a servant, but above a servant—a beloved brother, especially to me, and how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the LORD!Verse 17If, then, you have fellowship with me, receive him as me,Verse 18and if he did hurt to you, or owes anything, charge this to me;Verse 19I, Paul, wrote with my hand, I will repay; besides, that I may not say that you also owe to me yourself.Verse 20Yes, brother, may I have profit of you in the LORD; refresh my yearnings in the LORD;Verse 21I wrote to you having been confident in your obedience, having known that you will also do above what I may say;Verse 22and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be granted to you.Verse 23Epaphras greets you (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus),Verse 24Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow-workmen!Verse 25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with your spirit! Amen.