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Philemon 1:3

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

Philemon 1:4

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

Philemon 1:5

5 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints;

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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

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

8 Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper,

Philemon 1:9

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

10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment,

Philemon 1:11

11 who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.

Philemon 1:12

12 I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart,

Philemon 1:13

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

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

15 For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

Philemon 1:16

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 .

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17 If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me.

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18 But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;

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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

20 Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord ; refresh my heart in Christ.

Philemon 1:21

21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

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22 At the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you.

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23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

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24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers.