1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved and co-workman,
2 and to the beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the congregation at thy house:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God, making recollection of thee always in my prayers,
5 hearing of thy love and faith, which thou have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the sanctified,
6 so that the fellowship of thy faith may become potent (in the knowledge of every good thing in us) for Christ Jesus.
7 For we have much joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the sanctified have been refreshed by thee, brother.
8 Therefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to command thee that which is befitting,
9 because of love I rather beseech, being such as aged Paul, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10 I beseech thee for my child Onesimus, whom I begot in my bonds.
11 A man formerly unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me, whom I sent back.
12 And thou should welcome him, that is, my bowels.
13 Whom I wanted to keep back for myself, so that in thy behalf he might serve me in the bonds of the good-news.
14 But I wanted to do nothing without thy mind, so that thy goodness might not be as from obligation, but from volition.
15 For perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, so that thou might receive him back forever,
16 no longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to thee, both in flesh and in Lord.
17 If then thou have me a partner, accept him as myself.
18 But if he has wronged thee, or owes anything, charge this to me.
19 I Paul write with my hand, I will repay, so that I may not say to thee that thou owe me in return even thyself.
20 Yes, brother, let me have a favor of thee in Lord. Refresh my bowels in Lord.
21 Being confident in thine obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou will do above what I say.
22 But simultaneously also prepare a lodging for me, for I hope that by your prayers I will be granted to you.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, salutes thee,
24 and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my co-workmen.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit. Truly.
1 Paul the presoner of Iesu Christ and brother Timotheus.Vnto Philemon the beloved and oure helper
2 and to the beloved Appia and to Archippus oure felowe soudier and to the congregacion of thy housse.
3 Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ.
4 I thake my God makinge mencio all wayes of the in my prayers
5 when I heare of thy love and fayth which thou hast towarde the Lorde Iesu and towarde all saynctes:
6 so that the fellisshippe that thou hast in the fayth is frutefull thorow knowledge of all good thinges which are in you by Iesus Christ.
7 And we have great ioye and consolacion over thy love: for by the (brother) the saynctes hertes are comforted.
8 Wherfore though I be bolde in Christ to enioyne the that which becometh the:
9 yet for loves sake I rather beseche the though I be as I am eve Paul aged and now in bondes for Iesu Christes sake.
10 I beseche the for my sonne Onesimus whom I begat in my bondes
11 which in tyme passed was to the vnproffetable: but now proffetable bothe to the and also to me
12 whom I have sent home agayne. Thou therfore receave him that is to saye myne awne bowels
13 whom I wolde fayne have retayned with me that in thy stede he myght have ministred vnto me in ye bondes of the gospell.
14 Neverthelesse without thy mynde wolde I doo nothinge that yt good which springeth of the shuld not be as it were of necessitie but willingly.
15 Haply he therfore departed for a season yt thou shuldest receave him for ever
16 not nowe as a servaut: but above a servaunt I meane a brother beloved specially to me: but how moche more vnto the both in the flesshe and also in the Lorde?
17 Yf thou count me a felowe receave him as my selfe.
18 Yf he have hurt the or oweth the ought that laye to my charge.
19 I Paul have writte it with myne awne hode. I will recompence it. So that I do not saye to the howe that thou owest vnto me eve thyne awne silfe.
20 Even so brother let me enioye the in the Lorde. Comforte my bowels in the Lorde.
21 Trustinge in thyne obediece I wrote vnto the knowynge that thou wilt do more then I saye for.
22 Moreover prepare me lodgynge: for I trust thorow ye helpe of youre prayers I shalbe geven vnto you.
23 Ther salute ye Epaphras my felowe presoner in Christ Iesu
24 Marcus Aristarchus Demas Lucas my helpers.
25 The grace of oure Lorde Iesu Christ be with youre spretes. Amen.