The Latin Vulgate VUL
New King James Version NKJV
1 Paulus vinctus Iesu Christi et Timotheus frater Philemoni dilecto et adiutori nostro
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Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer,
2 et Appiae sorori et Archippo commilitoni nostro et ecclesiae quae in domo tua est
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to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
3 gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 gratias ago Deo meo semper memoriam tui faciens in orationibus meis
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I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers,
5 audiens caritatem tuam et fidem quam habes in Domino Iesu et in omnes sanctos
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hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
6 ut communicatio fidei tuae evidens fiat in agnitione omnis boni in nobis in Christo Iesu
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that the sharing of your faith may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
7 gaudium enim magnum habui et consolationem in caritate tua quia viscera sanctorum requieverunt per te frater
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For we have great joy and consolation in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
8 propter quod multam fiduciam habentes in Christo Iesu imperandi tibi quod ad rem pertinet
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Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting,
9 propter caritatem magis obsecro cum sis talis ut Paulus senex nunc autem et vinctus Iesu Christi
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yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you--being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ--
10 obsecro te de meo filio quem genui in vinculis Onesimo
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I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains,
11 qui tibi aliquando inutilis fuit nunc autem et tibi et mihi utilis
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who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me.
12 quem remisi tu autem illum id est mea viscera suscipe
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I am sending him back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
13 quem ego volueram mecum detinere ut pro te mihi ministraret in vinculis evangelii
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whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
14 sine consilio autem tuo nihil volui facere uti ne velut ex necessitate bonum tuum esset sed voluntarium
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But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.
15 forsitan enim ideo discessit ad horam a te ut aeternum illum recipere
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For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever,
16 iam non ut servum sed plus servo carissimum fratrem maxime mihi quanto autem magis tibi et in carne et in Domino
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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 si ergo habes me socium suscipe illum sicut me
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If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.
18 si autem aliquid nocuit tibi aut debet hoc mihi inputa
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But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account.
19 ego Paulus scripsi mea manu ego reddam ut non dicam tibi quod et te ipsum mihi debes
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I, Paul, am writing with my own hand. I will repay--not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides.
20 ita frater ego te fruar in Domino refice viscera mea in Domino
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Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.
21 confidens oboedientia tua scripsi tibi sciens quoniam et super id quod dico facies
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Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
22 simul autem et para mihi hospitium nam spero per orationes vestras donari me vobis
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But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.
23 salutat te Epaphras concaptivus meus in Christo Iesu
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Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
24 Marcus Aristarchus Demas Lucas adiutores mei
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as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers.
25 gratia Domini nostri Iesu Christi cum spiritu vestro amen
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.