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Philemon 1

Common English Bible CEB

1 From Paul, who is a prisoner for the cause of Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy. To Philemon our dearly loved coworker,

2 Apphia our sister, Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church that meets in your house.

3 May the grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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

5 because I've heard of your love and faithfulness, which you have both for the Lord Jesus and for all God's people.

6 I pray that your partnership in the faith might become effective by an understanding of all that is good among us in Christ.

7 I have great joy and encouragement because of your love, since the hearts of God's people are refreshed by your actions, my brother.

8 Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to command you to do the right thing,

9 I would rather appeal to you through love. I, Paul—an old man, and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus—

10 appeal to you for my child Onesimus. I became his father in the faith during my time in prison.

11 He was useless to you before, but now he is useful to both of us.

12 I'm sending him back to you, which is like sending you my own heart.

13 I considered keeping him with me so that he might serve me in your place during my time in prison because of the gospel.

14 However, I didn't want to do anything without your consent so that your act of kindness would occur willingly and not under pressure.

15 Maybe this is the reason that Onesimus was separated from you for a while so that you might have him back forever—

16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave—that is, as a dearly loved brother. He is especially a dearly loved brother to me. How much more can he become a brother to you, personally and spiritually in the Lord!

17 So, if you really consider me a partner, welcome Onesimus as if you were welcoming me.

18 If he has harmed you in any way or owes you money, charge it to my account.

19 I, Paul, will pay it back to you (I'm writing this with my own hand). Of course, I won't mention that you owe me your life.

20 Yes, brother, I want this favor from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ.

21 I'm writing to you, confident of your obedience and knowing that you will do more than what I ask.

22 Also, one more thing—prepare a guest room for me. I hope that I will be released from prison to be with you because of your prayers.

23 Epaphras, who is in prison with me for the cause of Christ Jesus, greets you,

24 as well as my coworkers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke.

25 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

New Revised Standard NRS

1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker,

2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:

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

4 When I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my God

5 because I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus.

6 I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive all the good that we may do for Christ.

7 I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.

8 For this reason, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty,

9 yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love—and I, Paul, do this as an old man, and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus.

10 I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment.

11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful both to you and to me.

12 I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you.

13 I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel;

14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced.

15 Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever,

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.

17 So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.

18 If he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.

19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self.

20 Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ.

21 Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

22 One thing more—prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be restored to you.

23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you,

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

25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.