Philemon 1:3

1:3 Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Philemon 1:11

1:11 who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you ²  and me.

Philemon 1:18

1:18 Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes ³  to me.

Philemon 1:23

Concluding Greetings

1:23 Epaphras, ⁴  my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”

[1:11]  ² tc ‡ A correlative καί (kai, “both you”) is found in a few witnesses (א*^,c F G 33 104 pc), perhaps either to underscore the value of Onesimus or in imitation of the νυνὶ δὲ καί (nuni de kai) in v. 9. The lack of καί is read by most witnesses, including א² A C D 0278 1739 1881 Ï it. Although a decision is difficult, the shorter reading has a slight edge in both internal and external evidence. NA²⁷ places the καί in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[1:18]  ³ tn Grk “charge it to me.”

[1:23]  ⁴ sn Epaphras is probably a shortened form of the name Epaphroditus. This is probably the same individual whom Paul spoke of as “my brother, coworker, and fellow soldier” in Phil 2:25 (see also Phil 4:18). He is also mentioned in Col 1:7 and 4:12, where he is a founder of the church in Colossae (BDAG 360 s.v. ᾿Επαφρᾶς).