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Philemon 1

Hebrew Names Version HNV

1 Sha'ul, a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:

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

4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

5 hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Yeshua, and toward all the holy ones;

6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us, in Messiah Yeshua.

7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.

8 Therefore, though I have all boldness in Messiah to command you that which is appropriate,

9 yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Sha'ul, the aged, and now a prisoner also of Messiah Yeshua.

10 I beg you for my child, whom I have fathered in my bonds, Onesimus,

11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me;

12 I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,

13 whom I wanted to keep with me, that in your behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the Good News.

14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,

16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, specially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

18 But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.

19 I, Sha'ul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).

20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.

21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Messiah Yeshua, greets you,

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

25 The grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with your spirit. Amein.

The Message Bible MSG

1 I, Paul, am a prisoner for the sake of Christ, here with my brother Timothy. I write this letter to you, Philemon, my good friend and companion in this work -

2 also to our sister Apphia, to Archippus, a real trooper, and to the church that meets in your house.

3 God's best to you! Christ's blessings on you!

4 Every time your name comes up in my prayers, I say, "Oh, thank you, God!"

5 I keep hearing of the love and faith you have for the Master Jesus, which brims over to other Christians.

6 And I keep praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good things we do, and that people recognize Christ in all of it.

7 Friend, you have no idea how good your love makes me feel, doubly so when I see your hospitality to fellow believers.

8 In line with all this I have a favor to ask of you. As Christ's ambassador and now a prisoner for him, I wouldn't hesitate to command this if I thought it necessary,

9 but I'd rather make it a personal request.

10 While here in jail, I've fathered a child, so to speak. And here he is, hand-carrying this letter - Onesimus!

11 He was useless to you before; now he's useful to both of us.

12 I'm sending him back to you, but it feels like I'm cutting off my right arm in doing so.

13 I wanted in the worst way to keep him here as your stand-in to help out while I'm in jail for the Message.

14 But I didn't want to do anything behind your back, make you do a good deed that you hadn't willingly agreed to.

15 Maybe it's all for the best that you lost him for a while. You're getting him back now for good -

16 and no mere slave this time, but a true Christian brother! That's what he was to me - he'll be even more than that to you.

17 So if you still consider me a comrade-in-arms, welcome him back as you would me.

18 If he damaged anything or owes you anything, chalk it up to my account.

19 This is my personal signature - Paul - and I stand behind it. (I don't need to remind you, do I, that you owe your very life to me?)

20 Do me this big favor, friend. You'll be doing it for Christ, but it will also do my heart good.

21 I know you well enough to know you will. You'll probably go far beyond what I've written.

22 And by the way, get a room ready for me. Because of your prayers, I fully expect to be your guest again.

23 Epaphras, my cellmate in the cause of Christ, says hello.

24 Also my coworkers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke.

25 All the best to you from the Master, Jesus Christ!