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Philemon 1

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,

2 And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house:

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

4 I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,

5 Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;

6 That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.

7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:

10 My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,

11 Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:

12 Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:

13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

14 But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

15 For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

16 No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.

17 If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

18 If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account.

19 I, Paul, writing this myself, say, I will make payment to you: and I do not say to you that you are in debt to me even for your life.

20 So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.

21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.

23 Epaphras, my brother-prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his love;

24 And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.

25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. So be it.

Orthodox Jewish Bible OJB

1 Sha’ul, a prisoner of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua and Timotiyos acheinu [(our) brother]. To Philemon ha’ahuv (the beloved) and our fellow po’el (worker)

2 And to Apphia achoteinu (our sister) and to Archippus our chaver leneshek (comrade arms) and to the Kehillah in your bais.

3 Chen v’Chesed Hashem and Shalom Hashem to you from Elohim Avinu and from Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua.

4 I always offer a bracha to my G-d when I mention you in my tefillos (prayers),

5 Because I hear of your ahavah (agapé) and emunah, which you have for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua and for all the Kadoshim.

6 [I pray] that your emunah (faith) being shared in Moshiach’s kiruv rechokim (bringing near the far away ones) may become effective in the da’as of every mitzvah we may do for Moshiach.

7 For I had simcha gedolah (much joy) and chizzuk (encouragement) because of your ahavah, for the levavot of the Kadoshim have been refreshed through you, Ach b’Moshiach.

8 Therefore, though I have much boldness in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach that I could in fact order you to do your chovah musarit (moral duty) of avodas hakodesh (holy service),

9 Yet I would rather make an appeal on the mekor (basis) of ahavah (agapé)?I, [Rav] Sha’ul, the Zaken (Elder) but also a prisoner of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.

10 I appeal to you concerning beni, having "fathered" him (to a new birth) while in bais hasohar (prison)?that is, Onesimus (T.N. the slave boy Onesimus’ name means "Useful")

11 The one once "Useless" to you, but, now, both to you and to me "Useful" (Onesimus).

12 I am sending him who is my very lev (heart) back to you.

13 I was wanting to detain him with me, in order that he might function as a keli kodesh (minister), ministering to me in your place, as your murshe (proxy), while I’m detained in the imprisonment of the Besuras HaGeulah.

14 But I wanted to do nothing without your haskamah (consent, approval), in order that the mitzvah you do might not be meshabed (caused to be obligated) or forced, but voluntary.

15 Eppis (for some reason) perhaps he was separated from you for a while in order that you might have him back for Yamim HaOlam,

16 No longer as a bond servant, but, more than a bond servant, an ach ahuv (a beloved brother [in Moshiach]), especially to me, and how much more to you, both as a man and in Adoneinu.

17 So if you consider me partnered to you as a chaver in our [common orthodox Jewish emunah], receive him as you would me.

18 But if in anything he wronged you or owes you, charge this to my cheshbon (account, bill).

19 I, [Rav] Sha’ul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay. This is not to meorer (point out) the fact that on your cheshbon you owe me your very neshamah.

20 Yes, Ach b’Moshiach, I would have some "usefulness" from you in Adoneinu. Refresh my lev in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

21 Confident of you as one who is shomer mitzvot, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even above what I say.

22 Also, this too, prepare a heimishe mekom linah (guest room, lodging place) for me, for I have the tikvah (hope) that through your tefillos I will be restored to you.

23 Drishat Shalom to you from Epaphras, my coprisoner in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua.

24 Drishat Shalom, also, from Markos, Aristarchus, Demas, and Lukas, my fellow po’alim (workers).

25 The Chen v’Chesed Hashem of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua be with your neshamah.