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¹ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

² and Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and the assembly in your house:

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

⁴ I give thanks to my God, always making mention of you in my prayers,

⁵ hearing of your love and faith that you have unto the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

⁶ that the fellowship of your faith may become working in the full knowledge of every good thing that is in you toward Christ Jesus;

⁷ for we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the affections of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

⁸ Therefore, having in Christ much boldness to command you that which is fit —

⁹ because of the love I rather entreat, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;

¹⁰ I entreat you concerning my child — whom I did beget in my bonds — Onesimus,

¹¹ who once was to you unprofitable, and now is profitable to me and to you,

¹² whom I did send again, and you him (that is, my own affections) receive,

¹³ whom I did wish to retain to myself, that in your behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news,

¹⁴ and apart from your mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity your good deed may not be, but of willingness,

¹⁵ for perhaps because of this he did depart for an hour, that age-duringly you may have him,

¹⁶ no more as a servant, but above a servant — a brother beloved, especially to me, and how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord!

¹⁷ If, then, with me you have fellowship, receive him as me,

¹⁸ and if he did hurt to you, or does owe anything, this to me be reckoning;

¹⁹ I, Paul did write with my hand, I — I will repay; that I may not say that also yourself, besides, to me you do owe.

²⁰ Yes, brother, may I have profit of you in the Lord; refresh my affections in the Lord;

²¹ having been confident in your obedience I did write to you, having known that also above what I may say you will do;

²² and at the same time also prepare for me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you.

²³ Salute you does Epaphras, (my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus,)

²⁴ Markus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lukas, my fellow-workmen!

²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit! Amen.