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Philemon 1 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy [fn]our brother,

To Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:2 - and to Apphia [fn]our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, 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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I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:5 - because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the [fn]saints;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:6 - and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective [fn]through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you [fn]for the sake of Christ.

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

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Therefore, though I have [fn]enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:9 - yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, [fn]an old man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—

Plea for Onesimus, a Free Man

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:10 - I appeal to you for my [fn]son [fn]Onesimus, whom I [fn]fathered in my [fn]imprisonment,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:11 - who previously was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:12 - I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:13 - whom I wanted to keep with me, so that in your behalf he might be at my service in my [fn]imprisonment for the gospel;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:14 - but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:15 - For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:16 - no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

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If then you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:18 - But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:19 - I, Paul, have written this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to [fn]mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well).

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:20 - Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.

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Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.

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At the same time also prepare me a guest room, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you.

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Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:24 - as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.[fn]

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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit the
Lit the
Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Or in
Lit toward Christ
Lit inward parts
See note v 5
Lit much
Or an ambassador
Or child
I.e., useful
I.e., led to the Lord
Lit bonds
Lit bonds
Lit say
One early ms adds Amen
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Philemon Chapter 1 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation New International Version English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Morphological Greek New Testament Textus Receptus Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras