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Philemon 1 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:1 - Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:2 - And to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our brother in God's army, and to the church in your house:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:3 - Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philemon's Love and Faith

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:4 - I give praise to God at all times and make prayer for you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:5 - Hearing of the love and the faith which you have to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:6 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:7 - For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:8 - And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:9 - 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:

Plea for Onesimus, a Free Man

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:10 - My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:11 - Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:12 - Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:13 - Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:14 - But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:15 - For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:16 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:17 - If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:18 - If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:19 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:20 - So brother, let me have joy of you in the Lord: give new life to my heart in Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:21 - 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:22 - And make a room ready for me; for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be given to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:23 - Epaphras, my brother-prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you his love;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:24 - And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my brother-workers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:25 - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. So be it.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Philemon Chapter 1 — Additional Translations:

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