Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and my brother Timothy, to our dearly loved fellow-worker Philemon,

to our sister Apphia, to our fellow-soldier Archippus, and to the church that meets at your house:

So, although through union with Christ I have full freedom to order you to do your duty,

I, Paul, write it with my own hand, I will pay it in full -- not to mention the fact that you owe me your very self besides.

Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in the cause of Christ Jesus, wishes to be remembered to you.

So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow-workers.