'Paul,1a prisoner2forChrist3Jesus,4and5Timothy6ourbrother,8To Philemon9our14beloved11fellow worker13 and1Apphia2oursister4and5Archippus6our9fellow soldier,8and10the11church15in12your14house:13 Grace1to you2and3peace4from5God6our8Father7and9the Lord10Jesus11Christ.12 I thank1my4God3always5when I remember68you7in9my12prayers,11 because Ihear of1your2love4and5of the6faith7that8you have9toward10the11Lord12Jesus13and14for15all16the17saints,18 and I praythat1the2sharing3of5your6faith5may become8effective7for9the full knowledge10of every11good thing12that13isin14us15for16the sake ofChrist.17 For2I have derived4much3joy1and5comfort6from7your10love,9mybrother,19because11the12hearts13of the14saints15have been refreshed16through17you.18 Accordingly,1though Iam6bold5enough2in3Christ4to command7you8to do what is required,910 yetfor1love’s3sake1I5prefer to4appeal5to you — I,Paul,9an old man10and12now11a prisoner14also13forChrist15Jesus —16 I appeal1to you2for3my5child,6Onesimus,12whose7father I became8in9myimprisonment.11 (Formerly2he1wasuseless4to you,3but6now5he is indeeduseful11to you8and9to me.)10 I am sending2him4back2to you,3sendingmy8very heart.9 I2would have been glad3to keep6him1with4me,5in order that7he might serve11me10on8your9behalf8during12myimprisonment14for the15gospel,16 but2I preferred7to do8nothing6without1your4consent5in order that9your16goodness1415might17not10be17by12compulsion13but18of19yourown accord.20 For2thisperhaps1iswhy34he was parted5from youfor6a while,7that8you might have11him10back11forever,9 no longer1as2a bondservant3but4more than5a bondservant,6as a beloved8brother7— especially9to me,10but12how much11more13to you,14both15in16the flesh17and18in19the Lord.20 So2if1you consider4me3yourpartner,5receive6him7as8you would receiveme.9 If1he has wronged4you5at all,or6owes7youanything,3charge10that8to my9account.10 I,1Paul,2write3thiswith my own5hand:6I7will repay8it—to say11nothing10of your12owing17me16even14your own self.15 Yes,1brother,2I3want some benefit5from you4in6the Lord.7Refresh8my9heart11in12Christ.13 Confident of1your4obedience,3I write5to you,6knowing7that8you will do13even9more than1011I say.12 At the same time,1prepare4a guest room6for me,5for8I am hoping7that9through10your13prayers12I will be graciously given14to you.15 Epaphras,3my6fellow prisoner5in7Christ8Jesus,9sends greetings1to you,2 and so doMark,1Aristarchus,2Demas,3andLuke,4my7fellow workers.6 The1grace2of the3Lord4Jesus5Christ6bewith7your10spirit.9