Philemon 1

CHAPTER 1

¹Paul, the bound of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, brother, to Philemon, beloved, and our helper,

²and to Apphia, most dear sister, and to Archippus, our even-knight, and to the church that is in thine house,

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

⁴I do thankings to my God, ever-more making mind of thee, in my prayers,

⁵hearing thy charity, and faith, that thou hast in the Lord Jesus, and to all holy men,

⁶that the communing of thy faith be made open, in knowing of all good thing in Christ Jesus.

⁷And I had great joy and comfort in thy charity, for the entrails of holy men rested [or were refreshed] by thee, brother.

⁸For which thing I having much trust in Christ Jesus, to command to thee that that pertaineth to profit;

⁹but I beseech more for charity, since thou art such as the old Paul, and now the bound of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I in bonds begat,

¹¹which sometime was unprofitable to thee, but now profitable, both to thee and to me;

¹²whom I sent again to thee. And receive thou him as mine entrails;

¹³whom I would withhold with me, that he should serve for thee to me in bonds of the gospel;

¹⁴but without thy counsel I would not do anything, that thy good should not be as of need, but willful.

¹⁵For peradventure therefore he departed from thee for a time, that thou shouldest receive him without end;

¹⁶now not as a servant, but for a servant a most dear brother [or but more than a servant, most dear brother] , most to me; and how much more to thee, both in [the] flesh and in the Lord?

¹⁷Therefore if thou hast me a fellow, receive him as me;

¹⁸for if he hath anything annoyed thee, either oweth, areckon thou this thing to me.

¹⁹I, Paul, wrote with mine hand, I shall yield; that I say not to thee, that also thou owest to me thyself.

²⁰So, brother, I shall use thee in the Lord; [full] -fill thou mine entrails in Christ.

²¹I trusting of thine obedience wrote to thee, witting that thou shalt do over that that I say.

²²Also make thou ready to me an house to dwell in; for I hope that by your prayers I shall be given to you.

²³Epaphras, prisoner with me in Christ Jesus, greeteth thee well,

²⁴and Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, mine helpers.

²⁵The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.