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1:1  From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and colaborer,
1:2  to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.
1:3  Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
1:4  I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,
1:5  because I hear of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
1:6  I pray that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing that belongs to you in Christ.
1:7  I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
1:8  So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,
1:9  I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love--I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus--
1:10  I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,
1:11  who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you and me.
1:12  I have sent him (who is my very heart) back to you.
1:13  I wanted to keep him so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.
1:14  However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.
1:15  For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,
1:16  no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.
1:17  Therefore if you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.
1:18  Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.
1:19  I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.
1:20  Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
1:21  Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than what I am asking you to do.
1:22  At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.
1:23  Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.
1:24  Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my colaborers, greet you too.
1:25  May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.