Modern Literal Version
[Philemon]
1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow worker, 1:2 and to Apphia the beloved and to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the congregation in your house: 1:3 grace to you* and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:4 I am always giving-thanks to my God, making* mention of you in my prayers, 1:5 hearing of your love* and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the holy-ones; 1:6 *that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the full knowledge of every good thing, which is in you*, to Christ Jesus. 1:7 For* we have great gratitude and comfort in your love*, because the hearts* of the holy-ones have been given-rest through you, brother.
1:8 Hence, having great boldness in Christ to command you what is proper, 1:9 yet because of love* I would rather encourage you, being such a one as Paul the elderly-man and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 1:10 I am encouraging you concerning my child, whom I have fathered in my bonds, Onesimus, 1:11 who was not useful to you previously, but is useful to you now and to me whom I have sent back to you. 1:12 But you receive him, that is, my heart*; 1:13 whom I was intending to hold here with me, that* he might serve me in the bonds of the good-news on your behalf. 1:14 But I wished to do nothing without your viewpoint; that* your good deed may not be as according to necessity, but willfully. 1:15 For* perhaps because of this, he was separated from you for a season, in order that you may have him in the eternal world; 1:16 no longer as a bondservant, but beyond a bondservant, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 1:17 Therefore if you have me like a partner, receive him like myself. 1:18 But if he has wronged you in anything or owes you anything, charge this to my account. 1:19 I, Paul, write it with my own hand. I will compensate you; in order that I may not say to you, You are even owing yourself to me. 1:20 Yes, brother, let me derive benefit from you in the Lord. Give-rest to my heart* in the Lord.
1:21 I write to you, having confidence in your obedience, knowing that you will do even beyond what I am saying. 1:22 But also at the same time, prepare me a lodging. For* I am hoping that through your* prayers I will be granted to you*.
1:23 Epaphras, my fellow captive in Christ Jesus, greets you; 1:24 so do my fellow workers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke.
1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your* spirit. Amen.
Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1999, 2014 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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