Philemon Chapter 1
Philemon is the 57th book in the Holy Bible.
This page contains Philemon 1:1 to Philemon 1:9.
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Philemon 1:1
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker,
Philemon 1:2
and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
Philemon 1:3
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon 1:4
I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
Philemon 1:5
because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;
Philemon 1:6
and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake.
Philemon 1:7
For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
Philemon 1:8
Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper,
Philemon 1:9
yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you--since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus--
Philemon 1:10
I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment,
Philemon 1:11
who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.
Philemon 1:12
I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart,
Philemon 1:13
whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel;
Philemon 1:14
but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.
Philemon 1:15
For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,
Philemon 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.
Philemon 1:17
If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me.
Philemon 1:18
But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;
Philemon 1:19
I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it ( not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well).
Philemon 1:20
Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
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