Philemon 1 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Philemon’s Love and Faith

1 Paul ^G3972, a prisoner ^G1198 of Christ ^G5547 Jesus ^G2424, and Timothy ^G5095 [fn]our brother ^G80,

To Philemon ^G5371 our beloved ^G27 brother and fellow ^G4904 worker ^G4904,

2 and to Apphia ^G682 [fn]our sister ^G79, and to Archippus ^G751 our fellow ^G4961 soldier ^G4961, and to the church ^G1577 in your house ^G3624: 3 Grace ^G5485 to you and peace ^G1515 from God ^G2316 our Father ^G3962 and the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547.

4 I thank ^G2168 my God ^G2316, always ^G3842 making ^G4160 mention ^G3417 of you in my prayers ^G4335, 5 because I hear ^G191 of your love ^G26 and of the faith ^G4102 which ^G3739 you have ^G2192 toward ^G4314 the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 and toward ^G1519 all ^G3956 the [fn]saints ^G40; 6 and I pray that the fellowship ^G2842 of your faith ^G4102 may become ^G1096 effective ^G1756 [fn]through ^G1722 the full ^G1922 knowledge ^G1922 of every ^G3956 good ^G18 thing ^G18 which is in you [fn]for the sake ^G1519 of Christ ^G5547. 7 For I have come to have ^G2192 much ^G4183 joy ^G5479 and comfort ^G3874 in your love ^G26, because ^G3754 the [fn]hearts ^G4698 of the [fn]saints ^G40 have been refreshed ^G373 through ^G1223 you, brother ^G80.

8 Therefore ^G1352, though I have ^G2192 much ^G4183 boldness ^G3954 in Christ ^G5547 to command ^G2004 you to do what ^G3588 is proper ^G433, 9 yet for love’s ^G26 sake ^G1223 I rather ^G3123 plead ^G3870 with you—since I am ^G1510 such ^G5108 a ^G5108 person ^G5108 as Paul ^G3972, [fn]the aged ^G4246, and now ^G3570 also ^G2532 a prisoner ^G1198 of Christ ^G5547 Jesus ^G2424—

Plea for Onesimus

10 I plead ^G3870 with you for my child ^G5043 [fn]Onesimus ^G3682, of whom ^G3739 I became a [fn]father ^G1080 in my chains ^G1199, 11 who formerly ^G4218 was useless ^G890 to you, but now ^G3570 is useful ^G2173 both ^G2532 to you and to me. 12 I have sent ^G375 him back ^G375 to you in person ^G846, that is, my very heart ^G4698, 13 whom ^G3739 I intended ^G1014 to keep ^G2722 with me, so ^G2443 that on ^G5228 your behalf ^G5228 he might minister ^G1247 to ^G1247 me in ^G5228 my chains ^G1199 for the gospel ^G2098, 14 but without ^G5565 your consent ^G1106 I did not want ^G2309 to do ^G4160 anything ^G3762, so ^G2443 that your goodness ^G18 would not be, in effect ^G2596, by compulsion ^G318 but voluntary ^G1595. 15 For perhaps ^G5029 he was for this ^G3778 reason ^G1223 separated ^G5563 from you for a while ^G5610, that you would have ^G568 him back ^G568 forever ^G166, 16 no ^G3765 longer ^G3765 as a slave ^G1401, but more ^G5228 than ^G5228 a slave ^G1401, a beloved ^G27 brother ^G80, especially ^G3122 to me, but how ^G4214 much ^G4214 more ^G3123 to you, both ^G2532 in the flesh ^G4561 and in the Lord ^G2962.

17 If ^G1487 then ^G3767 you regard ^G2192 me a partner ^G2844, accept ^G4355 him as you would accept me. 18 But if ^G1487 he has wronged ^G91 you in any ^G5100 way ^G5100 or ^G2228 owes ^G3784 you anything ^G5100, charge ^G1677 that to ^G1677 my account ^G1677. 19 I, Paul ^G3972, am writing ^G1125 this with my own ^G1699 hand ^G5495, I will repay ^G661 it (not to [fn]mention ^G3004 to you that you owe ^G4359 to me even ^G2532 your own ^G4572 self ^G4572 as ^G4359 well ^G4359). 20 Yes ^G3483, brother ^G80, let me benefit ^G3685 from you in the Lord ^G2962. Refresh ^G373 my heart ^G4698 in Christ ^G5547!

21 Having ^G3982 confidence ^G3982 in your obedience ^G5218, I write ^G1125 to you, since I know ^G6063 that you will do ^G4160 even ^G2532 more ^G5228 than ^G5228 what ^G3739 I say ^G3004.

22 And at the same ^G260 time ^G260 also ^G2532 prepare ^G2090 me a lodging ^G3578, for I hope ^G1679 that through ^G1223 your prayers ^G4335 I will be graciously ^G5483 given ^G5483 to you.

23 Epaphras ^G1889, my fellow ^G4869 prisoner ^G4869 in Christ ^G5547 Jesus ^G2424, greets ^G782 you, 24 as do Mark ^G3138, Aristarchus ^G708, Demas ^G1214, Luke ^G3065, my fellow ^G4904 workers ^G4904.

25 The grace ^G5485 of the Lord ^G2962 Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547 be with your spirit ^G4151.[fn]