Thematic Bible
Philemon 1:1 (show verse)
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
Philemon 1:2 (show verse)
and to Apphia, our sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the congregation in your house:
Philemon 1:3 (show verse)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Philemon 1:4 (show verse)
I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers.
Philemon 1:5 (show verse)
I hear about your love, and about the faith you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the holy ones.
Philemon 1:6 (show verse)
May the fellowship of your faith operate in the knowledge of every good thing that is in you for Jesus Christ.
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Philemon 1:7 (show verse)
For I have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the holy ones have been refreshed through you, brother.
Philemon 1:8 (show verse)
I have all boldness in Christ to tell you what is appropriate.
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Philemon 1:9 (show verse)
Because of love I appeal to you, since I am Paul, the aged. I am also a prisoner of Christ Jesus.
Philemon 1:10 (show verse)
I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment.
Philemon 1:11 (show verse)
He was once worthless to you, but now is useful to you and me.
Philemon 1:12 (show verse)
I send him back to you, like sending my heart.
Philemon 1:13 (show verse)
I would have kept him with me, that in your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the good news.
Philemon 1:14 (show verse)
Without your agreement I would do nothing. Your goodness should not be out of necessity, but of free will.
Philemon 1:15 (show verse)
Perhaps he was separated from you for a season, that you should have him forever.
Philemon 1:16 (show verse)
He is no longer a servant. He is more than a servant. He is a beloved brother, especially to me, but also to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Philemon 1:17 (show verse)
If you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.
Philemon 1:18 (show verse)
But if he has wronged you and owes you anything at all, charge this to me.
Philemon 1:19 (show verse)
I Paul write with my own hand. I will repay. I do not say that you owe your own self (life) to me.
Philemon 1:20 (show verse)
Yes, brother, let me have joy in you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
Philemon 1:21 (show verse)
I have confidence in your obedience. I write you, knowing that you will do beyond what I say.
Philemon 1:22 (show verse)
Prepare a lodging for me. I hope that through your prayers I shall be given to you.
Philemon 1:23 (show verse)
Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.
Philemon 1:24 (show verse)
So do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
Philemon 1:25 (show verse)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit (mental disposition) (attitude). Amen.