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Philemon 1

New International Reader's Version NIRV

1 I, Paul, am writing this letter. I am a prisoner because of Christ Jesus. Our brother Timothy joins me in writing. Philemon, we are sending you this letter. You are our dear friend. You work together with us.

2 We are also sending it to our sister Apphia and to Archippus. He is a soldier of Christ together with us. And we are sending it to the church that meets in your home.

3 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.

4 I always thank my God when I remember you in my prayers.

5 That's because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus. I hear about your love for all of God's people.

6 I pray that you will be active in sharing what you believe. Then you will completely understand every good thing we have in Christ.

7 Your love has given me great joy. It has cheered me up. My brother, you have renewed the hearts of God's people.

8 Because of the authority Christ has given me, I could be bold. I could order you to do what you should do anyway.

9 But I make my appeal to you on the basis of our love for each other. I, Paul, am an old man. I am now also a prisoner because of Christ Jesus.

10 I make an appeal to you for my son Onesimus. He became a son to me while I was being held by chains.

11 Before that, he was useless to you. But now he has become useful to you and to me.

12 I'm sending Onesimus back to you. My very heart goes with him.

13 I would have liked to keep him with me. Then he could have taken your place in helping me while I'm being held by chains because of the good news.

14 But I didn't want to do anything unless you agreed. Any favor you do must be done because you want to do it, not because you have to.

15 Onesimus was separated from you for a little while. Maybe that was so you could have him back for good.

16 You could have him back not as a slave. Instead, he would be better than a slave. He would be a dear brother. He is very dear to me. But he is even more dear to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.

17 Do you think of me as a believer who works together with you? Then welcome Onesimus as you would welcome me.

18 Has he done anything wrong to you? Does he owe you anything? Then charge it to me.

19 I'll pay it back. I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I won't even mention that you owe me your very life.

20 My brother, I wish I could receive some benefit from you because we both belong to the Lord. Renew my heart. We know that Christ is the one who really renews it.

21 I'm sure you will obey. So I'm writing to you. I know you will do even more than I ask.

22 There is one more thing. Have a guest room ready for me. I hope I can return to all of you in answer to your prayers.

23 Epaphras sends you greetings. Together with me, he is a prisoner because of Christ Jesus.

24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke work together with me. They also send you greetings.

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

Wycliffe WYC

1 Paul, the bound of Christ Jesus [the bound of Jesus Christ], and Timothy, brother, to Philemon, beloved, and our helper [and our even-worker],

2 and to Apphia, most dear sister, and to Archippus, our even-knight, and to the church that is in thine house,

3 grace be to you [grace to you], and peace of God our Father, and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 I do thankings to my God, evermore making mind of thee in my prayers,

5 hearing thy charity and faith, that thou hast in the Lord Jesus, and to all holy men,

6 that the communing of thy faith be made open, in knowing of all good thing in Christ Jesus.

7 And I had great joy and comfort in thy charity, for the entrails of holy men rested by thee, brother. [Forsooth I had great joy and comfort in thy charity, for the entrails of holy men rested, or were refreshed, by thee, brother.]

8 For which thing I having much trust in Christ Jesus, to command to thee that that pertaineth to profit;

9 but I beseech more for charity, since thou art such as the old Paul, and now the bound of Jesus Christ. [+more for charity I beseech thee, since thou art such as Paul the old, now forsooth and the bound of Jesus Christ.]

10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I in bonds begat,

11 which sometime was unprofitable to thee [which sometime was to thee unprofitable], but now profitable, both to thee and to me;

12 whom I sent again to thee. And receive thou him as mine entrails;

13 whom I would withhold with me, that he should serve for thee to me in bonds of the gospel;

14 but without thy counsel I would not do any thing, that thy good should not be as of need, but willful.

15 For peradventure therefore he departed from thee for a time, that thou shouldest receive him without end [that thou shouldest receive him into without end];

16 now not as a servant, but for a servant [but more than a servant] a most dear brother, most to me; and how much more to thee, both in [the] flesh and in the Lord?

17 Therefore if thou hast me a fellow, receive him as me;

18 for if he hath any thing harmed thee, either oweth, areckon thou this thing to me. [forsooth if he hath any thing harmed thee, or oweth, reckon thou this thing to me.]

19 I Paul wrote with mine hand, I shall yield; that I say not to thee, that also thou owest to me thyself.

20 So, brother, I shall use thee in the Lord; fill thou mine entrails in Christ [full-fill mine entrails in Christ].

21 I trusting of thine obedience wrote to thee, witting that thou shalt do over that that I say.

22 Also make thou ready to me an house to dwell in; for I hope that by your prayers I shall be given to you.

23 Epaphras, prisoner with me in Christ Jesus [mine even-captive in Christ Jesus], greeteth thee well,

24 and Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, mine helpers.

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