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| 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker, | 1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, | 1 From Paul, who is a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy. To our dear coworker Philemon, | 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker, | 1 Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman, | 2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: | 2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: | 2 our sister Apphia, our fellow soldier Archippus, and the church that meets in your house. | 2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house: | 2 and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which is in thine house. | 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 3 Good will and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are yours! | 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Philemon’s Love and Faith |
| 4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, | 4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, | 4 [Philemon,] I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers because | 4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers, | 4 I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers, | 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints; | 5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; | 5 I hear about your faithfulness to the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people. | 5 hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints; | 5 hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints, | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake. | 6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. | 6 As you share the faith you have in common with others, I pray that you may come to have a complete knowledge of every blessing we have in Christ. | 6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus. | 6 in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ Jesus. | 7 For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. | 7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. | 7 Your love [for God's people] gives me a lot of joy and encouragement. You, brother, have comforted God's people. | 7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. | 7 For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. | 8 Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper, | 8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, | 8 Christ makes me bold enough to order you to do the right thing. | 8 Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate, | 8 Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting, | 9 yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you-- since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus-- | 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. | 9 However, I would prefer to make an appeal on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an old man and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus, | 9 yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. | 9 for love's sake I rather exhort, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also prisoner of Jesus Christ. | Plea for Onesimus, a Free Man |
| 10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment, | 10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: | 10 appeal to you for my child Onesimus [Useful]. I became his spiritual father here in prison. | 10 I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus, | 10 I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus, | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. | 11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: | 11 Once he was useless to you, but now he is very useful to both of us. | 11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me. | 11 once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me: | 12 I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart, | 12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: | 12 I am sending him back to you. This is like sending you a part of myself. | 12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart, | 12 whom I have sent back to thee: but do thou receive him, that is, my bowels: | 13 whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel; | 13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: | 13 I wanted to keep him here with me. Then he could have served me in your place while I am in prison for spreading the Good News. | 13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News. | 13 whom I was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings; | 14 but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will. | 14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. | 14 Yet, I didn't want to do anything without your consent. I want you to do this favor for me out of your own free will without feeling forced to do it. | 14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will. | 14 but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness: | 15 For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, | 15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; | 15 Maybe Onesimus was gone for a while so that you could have him back forever- | 15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever, | 15 for perhaps for this reason he has been separated from thee for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever; | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. | 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? | 16 no longer as a slave but better than a slave-as a dear brother. He is especially dear to me, but even more so to you, both as a person and as a Christian. | 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. | 16 not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord? | 17 If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me. | 17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. | 17 If you think of me as your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. | 17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me. | 17 If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner with thee, receive him as me; | 18 But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account; | 18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; | 18 If he wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me. | 18 But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account. | 18 but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything to thee, put this to my account. | 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well). | 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. | 19 I, Paul, promise to pay it back. I'm writing this with my own hand. I won't even mention that you owe me your life. | 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). | 19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand; I will repay it: that I say not to thee that thou owest even thine own self also to me. | 20 Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. | 20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. | 20 So, because we're brothers in the Lord, do something for me. Give me some comfort because of Christ. | 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord. | 20 Yea, brother, I would have profit of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say. | 21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. | 21 I am confident as I write to you that you will do this. And I know that you will do even more than I ask. | 21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say. | 21 Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say. | 22 At the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you. | 22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. | 22 One more thing-have a guest room ready for me. I hope that, because of your prayers, God will give me back to you. | 22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you. | 22 But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers. | 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, | 23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; | 23 Epaphras, who is a prisoner because of Christ Jesus like I am, | 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, | 23 Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus; | 24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers. | 24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. | 24 and my coworkers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke send you greetings. | 24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. | 24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen. | 25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. | 25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. | 25 The good will of our Lord Jesus Christ be yours. | 25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. | 25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. |
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