Philemon 1

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¹Poul, the boundun of Crist Jhesu, and Timothe, brother, to Filemon, bilouyd, and oure helpere, and to Appia,

²most dere sister, and to Archip, oure euene kniyt, and to the chirche that is in thin hous,

³grace be to you, and pees of God oure fader, and of the Lord Jhesu Crist.

⁴I do thankingis to my God, euere more makinge mynde of thee in my preieris,

⁵heringe thi charite and feith, that thou hast in the Lord Jhesu, and to alle hooli men,

⁶that the comynyng of thi feith be maad opyn, in knowing of al good thing in Crist Jhesu.

⁷And Y hadde greet ioye and coumfort in thi charite, for the entrailis of hooli men restiden bi thee, brother.

⁸For which thing Y hauynge myche trist in Crist Jhesu, to comaunde to thee that that perteyneth to profit;

⁹but Y biseche more for charite, sithen thou art siche as the elde Poul, and now the boundun of Jhesu Crist.

¹⁰Y biseche thee for my sone Onesyme, whom Y in boondis bigat,

¹¹which sumtyme was vnprofitable to thee, but now profitable bothe to thee and to me; whom Y sente ayen to thee.

¹²And resseyue thou hym as myn entrailis;

¹³whom Y wolde withholde with me, that he schulde serue for thee to me in boondis of the gospel;

¹⁴but with out thi counseil Y wolde not do ony thing, that thi good schulde not be as of nede, but wilful.

¹⁵For perauenture therfor he departide fro thee for a tyme, that thou schuldist resseyue hym with outen ende;

¹⁶now not as a seruaunt, but for a seruaunt a most dere brother, most to me; and how myche more to thee, bothe in fleisch and in the Lord?

¹⁷Therfor if thou hast me a felowe, resseyue hym as me; for if he hath ony thing anoied thee,

¹⁸ethir owith, arette thou this thing to me.

¹⁹Y Poul wroot with myn hoond, Y schal yelde; that Y seie not to thee, that also thou owist to me thi silf.

²⁰So, brothir, Y schal vse thee in the Lord; fille thou myn entrails in Crist.

²¹Y tristnynge of thin obedience wroot to thee, witynge that thou schalt do ouer that that Y seie.

²²Also make thou redi to me an hous to dwelle in; for Y hope that bi youre preyeris Y schal be youun to you.

²³Epafras, prisoner with me in Crist Jhesu,

²⁴greetith thee wel, and Mark, Aristark, Demas, Lucas, myn helperis.

²⁵The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with youre spirit. Amen.

Philemon 1

¹Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

²And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

³Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

⁵Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

⁶That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

⁷For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

⁸Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

⁹Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

¹¹Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

¹²Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

¹³Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

¹⁴But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

¹⁵For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

¹⁶Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

¹⁷If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

¹⁸If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

¹⁹I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

²⁰Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

²¹Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

²²But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

²³There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;

²⁴Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

²⁵The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant.