Philemon 1:10
I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,
I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,
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8 Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,
9 I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love– I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus–
11 who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you and me.
12 I have sent him(who is my very heart) back to you.
13 I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.
9 I sent him with Onesimus, the faithful and dear brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.
15 For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a little while, so that you would have him back eternally,
16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.
17 Therefore if you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.
18 Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.
19 I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.
20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
1 ¶ Salutation From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and colaborer,
2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.
15 For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
16 I encourage you, then, be imitators of me.
17 For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.
17 But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me.
18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.
12 I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!
9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you
10 and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.
30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.
8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
9 For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.
19 I especially ask you to pray that I may be restored to you very soon.
1 Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–
2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.
22 At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.
23 Concluding Greetings Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.
1 Paul’s Relationship to the Divine Mystery For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles
1 Live in Unity I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live worthily of the calling with which you have been called,
19 My children– I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!
22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.
8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
13 The whole imperial guard and everyone else knows that I am in prison for the sake of Christ,
7 You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave– a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf–
3 Timothy’s Task in Ephesus As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,
2 I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.
18 I, Paul, write this greeting by my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
22 But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.
30 since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.
4 Thanks for Philemon’s Love and Faith I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,
14 Prayer for Strengthened Love For this reason I kneel before the Father,
1 Serving Faithfully Despite Hardship So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
4 I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you
4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!