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Philemon 1

Salutation

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 aPaul,  ba prisoner of  cChrist Jesus, and  dTimothy  1our brother,

To Philemon our beloved brother and  efellow worker,

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and to Apphia  1 aour sister, and to  bArchippus our  cfellow soldier, and to  dthe church in your house:

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 aGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philemon's Love and Faith

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 aI thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

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because I  ahear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the  1saints;

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and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective  1through the  aknowledge of every good thing which is in you  2for Christ's sake.

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For I have come to have much  ajoy and comfort in your love, because the  1hearts of the  2saints have been  brefreshed through you, brother.

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Therefore,  athough I have  1enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is  bproper,

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yet for love's sake I rather  aappeal to you --since I am such a person as Paul,  1the  baged, and now also  ca prisoner of  dChrist Jesus--

Plea for Onesimus, a Free Man

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I  aappeal to you for my  bchild  1 cOnesimus, whom I have begotten in my  2imprisonment,

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who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.

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I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart,

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whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my  1 aimprisonment for the gospel;

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but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would  anot be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.

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For perhaps  ahe was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

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 ano longer as a slave, but more than a slave,  ba beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both  cin the flesh and in the Lord.

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If then you regard me a  apartner, accept him as you would me.

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But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;

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 aI, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it ( bnot to  1mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well).

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Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord;  arefresh my heart in Christ.

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 aHaving confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

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At the same time also prepare me a  alodging, for  bI hope that through  cyour prayers  dI will be given to you.

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 aEpaphras, my  bfellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

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as do  aMark,  bAristarchus,  cDemas,  cLuke, my  dfellow workers.

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 aThe grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be  bwith your spirit. 1



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