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Philemon 1:3

3 Grace and shalom to you from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

Philemon 1:4

4 I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers, Philemon,

Philemon 1:5

5 for I am hearing about your love and commitment to the Lord Yeshua and to all God's people.

Philemon 1:6

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.

Philemon 1:7

7 For your love has given me much joy and encouragement. Brother, you have refreshed the hearts of God's people.

Philemon 1:8

8 Therefore, I would not hesitate, in union with the Messiah, to direct you to do the thing you ought to do.

Philemon 1:9

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.

Philemon 1:10

10 My request to you concerns my son, of whom I became the father while here in prison, Onesimus.

Philemon 1:11

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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12 so that in returning him to you I am sending a part of my very heart.

Philemon 1:13

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.

Philemon 1:14

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.

Philemon 1:15

15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a brief period was so that you could have him back forever,

Philemon 1:16

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!

Philemon 1:17

17 So if you are in fellowship with me, receive him as you would me.

Philemon 1:18

18 And if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to me.

Philemon 1:19

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.)

Philemon 1:20

20 Yes, brother, please do me this favor in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Messiah.

Philemon 1:21

21 Trusting that you will respond positively, I write knowing that you will indeed do more than I am asking.

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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.

Philemon 1:23

23 Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner for the sake of the Messiah Yeshua, sends greetings to you,

Philemon 1:24

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