1 P aul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

2 t o the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in thy house:

3 G race to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!

4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

I give thanks to my God, always making mention of thee in my prayers,

5 h earing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;

hearing of thy love and faith that thou hast unto the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

6 t hat the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

that the fellowship of thy faith may become working in the full knowledge of every good thing that in you toward Christ Jesus;

7 F or we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

for we have much joy and comfort in thy love, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

8 T herefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,

Wherefore, having in Christ much boldness to command thee that which is fit --

9 y et for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

because of the love I rather entreat, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;

10 I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,

I entreat thee concerning my child -- whom I did beget in my bonds -- Onesimus,

11 w ho once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.

who once was to thee unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to thee,

12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

whom I did send again, and thou him (that is, my own bowels) receive,

13 w hom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in thy behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,

14 B ut I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,

15 F or perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,

for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly thou mayest have him,

16 n o longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

no more as a servant, but above a servant -- a brother beloved, especially to me, and how much more to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord!

17 I f then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

If, then, with me thou hast fellowship, receive him as me,

18 B ut if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.

and if he did hurt to thee, or doth owe anything, this to me be reckoning;

19 I , Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).

I, Paul did write with my hand, I -- I will repay; that I may not say that also thyself, besides, to me thou dost owe.

20 Y es, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

Yes, brother, may I have profit of thee in the Lord; refresh my bowels in the Lord;

21 H aving confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

having been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;

22 A lso, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.

23 E paphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

Salute thee doth Epaphras, (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus,)

24 a s do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen!

25 T he grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with your spirit! Amen.