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1 From: Sha'ul, a prisoner for the sake of the Messiah Yeshua, and brother Timothy To: Our dear fellow-worker Philemon,
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1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker,
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2 along with sister Apphia, our fellow-soldier Archippus and the congregation that gathers in your home:
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2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your home:
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3 Grace and shalom to you from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
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3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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4 I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers, Philemon,
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4 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,
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5 for I am hearing about your love and commitment to the Lord Yeshua and to all God's people.
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5 because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
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6 I pray that the fellowship based on your commitment will produce full understanding of every good thing that is ours in union with the Messiah.
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6 I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
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7 For your love has given me much joy and encouragement. Brother, you have refreshed the hearts of God's people.
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7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
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8 Therefore, I would not hesitate, in union with the Messiah, to direct you to do the thing you ought to do.
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8 Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,
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9 But since I Sha'ul, am the kind of person I am, an old man and now for the Messiah Yeshua's sake a prisoner besides, I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love.
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9 yet I appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, as Paul--an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus--
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10 My request to you concerns my son, of whom I became the father while here in prison, Onesimus.
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10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains.
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11 His name means "useful," and although he was once useless to you, he has now become most useful - not only to you but also to me;
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11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
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12 so that in returning him to you I am sending a part of my very heart.
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12 I am sending him--who is my very heart--back to you.
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13 I would dearly have loved to keep him with me, in order for him to serve me in your place while I am in prison because of the Good News.
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13 I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains for the gospel.
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14 But I didn't want to do anything without your consent, so that the good you do for me may be voluntary and not forced.
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14 But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and not forced.
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15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a brief period was so that you could have him back forever,
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15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good--
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16 no longer as a slave but as more than a slave, as a dear brother. And that he is, especially to me. But how much dearer he must be to you, both humanly and in union with the Lord!
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16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.
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17 So if you are in fellowship with me, receive him as you would me.
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17 So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.
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18 And if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me.
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18 If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.
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19 I, Sha'ul, write with my own hand. I will repay it. (I won't mention, of course, that you owe me your very life.)
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19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back--not to mention that you owe me your very self.
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20 Yes, brother, please do me this favor in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Messiah.
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20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
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21 Trusting that you will respond positively, I write knowing that you will indeed do more than I am asking.
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21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
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22 One more thing: please get a room ready for me. For I hope that through the prayers of you all God will give me a chance to visit you.
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22 And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.
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23 Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner for the sake of the Messiah Yeshua, sends greetings to you,
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23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings.
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24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow-workers.
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24 And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.
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25 The grace of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with your spirit.
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25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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| Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (The Complete Jewish Bible Online) |
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