Philemon 1:25
1:25 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be
with your spirit.
Philemon 1:2
1:2 to Apphia
our sister,
to Archippus our
fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.
Philemon 1:6
1:6 I pray
that the faith you share with us may deepen your understanding of every blessing
that belongs to you
in Christ.
Philemon 1:5
1:5 because I hear
of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love
for all the saints.
Philemon 1:4
Thanks for Philemon’s Love and Faith
1:4 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,
Philemon 1:10
1:10 I am appealing
to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become
during my imprisonment,
that is, Onesimus,
Philemon 1:7
1:7 I
have had great joy and encouragement because
of your love, for the hearts
of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
Philemon 1:24
1:24 Mark, Aristarchus,
Demas
and Luke, my colaborers, greet you too.
Philemon 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and colaborer,
Philemon 1:13-14
1:13 I wanted to keep him so that he could serve me in your place
during
my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.
1:14 However,
without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.
Philemon 1:8
Paul’s Request for Onesimus
1:8 So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,
Philemon 1:11-12
1:11 who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you
and me.
1:12 I have sent
him (who is my very heart)
back to you.
Philemon 1:23
Concluding Greetings
1:23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.
Philemon 1:9
1:9 I would rather appeal
to you on the basis of love – I, Paul, an old man
and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus
–
Philemon 1:20-22
1:20 Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
1:21 Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than
what I am asking you to do.
1:22 At the same time also, prepare a place for me to stay, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given back to you.
Philemon 1:19
1:19 I, Paul, have written
this letter
with my own hand:
I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe
me your very self.