Philemon 1:1; Philemon 1:2; Philemon 1:3; Philemon 1:5; Philemon 1:7; Philemon 1:9; Philemon 1:11; Philemon 1:16; Philemon 1:19; Philemon 1:21; Philemon 1:22

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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 also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier—and to the church that meets in your home:

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

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5 because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus.

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7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.

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9 yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—

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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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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 fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.

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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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21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

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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.