1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,2 And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.4 I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,5 Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;6 That the faith which you have in common with them may be working with power, in the knowledge of every good thing in you, for Christ.7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,9 Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:10 My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,11 Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:12 Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:13 Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:14 But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.15 For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;16 No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.17 If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.18 If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account.19 I, Paul, writing this myself, say, I will make payment to you: and I do not say to you that you are in debt to me even for your life.20 So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.22 And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.23 Epaphras, my brother-prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his love;24 And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. So be it.

1 Paulus vinctus Christi Jesu, et Timotheus frater, Philemoni dilecto, et adjutori nostro, 2 et Appi sorori carissim, et Archippo commilitoni nostro, et ecclesi, qu in domo tua est. 3 Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre nostro, et Domino Jesu Christo.4 Gratias ago Deo meo, semper memoriam tui faciens in orationibus meis, 5 audiens caritatem tuam, et fidem, quam habes in Domino Jesu, et in omnes sanctos : 6 ut communicatio fidei tu evidens fiat in agnitione omnis operis boni, quod est in vobis in Christo Jesu. 7 Gaudium enim magnum habui, et consolationem in caritate tua : quia viscera sanctorum requieverunt per te, frater.8 Propter quod multam fiduciam habens in Christo Jesu imperandi tibi quod ad rem pertinet : 9 propter caritatem magis obsecro, cum sis talis, ut Paulus senex, nunc autem et vinctus Jesu Christi : 10 obsecro te pro meo filio, quem genui in vinculis, Onesimo, 11 qui tibi aliquando inutilis fuit, nunc autem et mihi et tibi utilis, 12 quem remisi tibi. Tu autem illum, ut mea viscera, suscipe : 13 quem ego volueram mecum detinere, ut pro te mihi ministraret in vinculis Evangelii : 14 sine consilio autem tuo nihil volui facere, uti ne velut ex necessitate bonum tuum esset, sed voluntarium. 15 Forsitan enim ideo discessit ad horam a te, ut ternum illum reciperes : 16 jam non ut servum, sed pro servo carissimum fratrem, maxime mihi : quanto autem magis tibi et in carne, et in Domino ? 17 Si ergo habes me socium, suscipe illum sicut me : 18 si autem aliquid nocuit tibi, aut debet, hoc mihi imputa. 19 Ego Paulus scripsi mea manu : ego reddam, ut non dicam tibi, quod et teipsum mihi debes : 20 ita, frater. Ego te fruar in Domino : refice viscera mea in Domino. 21 Confidens in obedientia tua scripsi tibi : sciens quoniam et super id, quod dico, facies.22 Simul autem et para mihi hospitium : nam spero per orationes vestras donari me vobis. 23 Salutat te Epaphras concaptivus meus in Christo Jesu, 24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, et Lucas, adjutores mei. 25 Gratia Domini nostri Jesu Christi cum spiritu vestro. Amen.