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1:1  Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon, our beloved fellow laborer,
1:2  and to beloved Apphia, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
1:3  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:4  I thank my God, always mentioning you in my prayers,
1:5  whenever I hear of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,
1:6  that the sharing of your faith may be most effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you from Christ Jesus.
1:7  For we have great joy and encouragement on account of your love, because the hearts of the saints are refreshed through you, brother.
1:8  Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do that which is proper,
1:9  yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ—
1:10  I appeal to you on behalf of my son Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment,
1:11  who in the past was unprofitable to you, but now he is profitable to you and to me.
1:12  I have sent him back. Therefore receive him as my own heart.
1:13  I wanted to keep him with me, so that in your place he might serve me during my imprisonment for the gospel.
1:14  But without your consent I would do nothing, so that your goodness would not be forced, but given willingly.
1:15  Perhaps this was why he departed for a while, that you might receive him forever,
1:16  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.
1:17  If then you consider me a partner, receive him as you would me.
1:18  If he wronged you or owes you anything, charge this to my account.
1:19  I, Paul, have written this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me even your own self.
1:20  Yes, brother, help me rejoice in the Lord, refresh my heart in the Lord.
1:21  Being convinced of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will also do more than I say.
1:22  But, in addition, prepare also lodging for me, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be graciously restored to you.
1:23  Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
1:24  as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow laborers.
1:25  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.