1 Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,2 and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which {is} in thine house.3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and {the} Lord Jesus Christ.4 I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,5 hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,6 in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ {Jesus}.7 For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.8 Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,9 for love's sake I rather exhort, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also prisoner of Jesus Christ.10 I exhort thee for *my* child, whom I have begotten in {my} bonds, Onesimus,11 once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:12 whom I have sent back to thee: {but do *thou* receive} him, that is, *my* bowels:13 whom *I* was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;14 but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:15 for perhaps for this reason he has been separated {from thee} for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever;16 not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in {the} flesh and in {the} Lord?17 If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner {with thee}, receive him as me;18 but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything {to thee}, put this to my account.19 *I* Paul have written {it} with mine own hand; *I* will repay {it}: that I say not to thee that thou owest even thine own self also to me.20 Yea, brother, *I* would have profit of *thee* in {the} Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.21 Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.22 But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.23 Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ {be} with your spirit.

1 为基督耶稣被囚禁的保罗， 和提摩太弟兄， 写信给我们所爱的， 又一同作工的腓利门， 2 和亚腓亚姊妹， 并我们的战友亚基布， 以及在你家里的教会。 3 愿恩惠平安从我们的父 神和主耶稣基督临到你们。 4 我听见你对主耶稣和众圣徒有爱心和信心， 我每逢祷告提到你的时候， 就常常感谢我的 神。 6 愿你与众人分享你的信心的时候， 会产生功效， 使我们可以知道在我们中间的一切善事， 都是为基督作的。 7 弟兄啊， 众圣徒的心既然从你得到舒畅， 我也因你的爱心， 得到更大的喜乐和安慰。 8 我在基督里虽然可以放胆吩咐你作应作的事， 9 然而像我这上了年纪的保罗， 现在又是为基督耶稣被囚禁的， 宁愿凭着爱心请求你， 10 就是为我在囚禁时所生的儿子欧尼西慕求你； 11 他从前对你没有什么好处， 但现在对你我都有好处。 12 我现在打发他亲自回到你那里去； 他是我所心爱的。 13 我本来想把他留在我这里， 使他在我为福音被囚禁时， 可以替你服事我。 14 但还没有得到你的同意， 我就不愿意这样作， 好叫你的善行不是出于勉强， 而是出于甘心。 15 也许他暂时离开你， 正是为了使你永远得着他， 16 不再是奴仆， 而是高过奴仆， 是亲爱的弟兄。对我固然是这样， 对你来说， 不论按肉身或在主内的关系， 更是这样。 17 所以， 你要是把我看作同伴， 就接纳他好像接纳我一样。 18 如果他使你受了损失， 或欠你什么， 都记在我的帐上。 19 "我必偿还"， 这是我保罗亲手写的。用不着我说， 甚至你的生命， 你也是欠我的。 20 所以弟兄啊！ 让我在主里得到你的帮助， 使我的心在基督里得着畅快。 21 我深信你会听从， 也知道你所作的必超过我所说的， 因此才写信给你。 22 同时， 还请你为我预备住的地方， 因为我盼望借着你们的祷告， 可以获得释放到你们那里去。 23 为基督耶稣的缘故和我一同坐监的以巴弗， 24 以及我的同工马可、亚里达古、底马、路加都问候你。 25 愿主耶稣基督的恩惠常与你们同在。（"与你们同在"原文作"与你们的心灵同在"； 好些抄本在这书末有"阿们"一词。）