{"book":"Philemon","slug":"philemon","ch":1,"genre":"letter","sub":"Philemon","prev":"titus/3","next":"hebrews/1","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy [our] brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy [our] brother,"},{"style":"reg","t":"To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,"}],"h":"Greetings from Paul and Timothy","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church [that meets] at your house:","f":["You and Your are singular throughout this letter, except in verses 3, 22, and 25."]},{"v":3,"t":"Grace and peace to you from God our Father and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,","f":[],"h":"Philemon’s Faith and Love","style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"[I pray] that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good [thing] that [is] ours in Christ.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.","f":[]},{"v":8,"t":"So {although} in Christ I am bold enough to order you [to do] what [is] proper,","f":[],"h":"Paul’s Appeal for Onesimus","style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. [For] I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became [while I was] in chains.","f":["Onesimus means useful (see verse 11) or beneficial (see verse 20)."],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"Formerly [he was] useless to you, but now [he has become] useful both to you and to me.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"I would have liked to keep [him] with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in [my] chains for the gospel.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"But I did [not] want to do [anything] without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"For perhaps this is why he was separated [from you] for a while, so that you might have him back for good —","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, [as] a beloved brother. [He is] especially [ beloved ] to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in [the] Lord.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"So if you consider me a partner, receive him as [you would receive] me.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"But if he has wronged you in any way or owes [you anything], charge it to my account.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"I, Paul, write [this] with my own hand. I will repay [it] — not to mention that you owe me your very self.","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in [the] Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.","f":["Greek onaimēn, a play on the name Onesimus"],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,","f":[],"h":"Additional Greetings","style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"[as do] Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, [and] Luke, my fellow workers.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit.","f":["BYZ and TR include Amen."],"style":"reg"}]}