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{\MTB THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO
\par }{\MT PHILEMON

\par }\OneChap {\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
a
prisoner
of
Christ
Jesus,
and
Timothy
our
brother,
to
Philemon
our
beloved
and fellow-worker,
\VS{2}and
to Apphia
our
sister,
and
to Archippus
our fellow-soldier,
and
to
the
church
in
thy
house:
\VS{3}Grace
to
you
and
peace
from
God
our
Father
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{4}I
thank
my
God
always,
making
mention
of
thee
in
my
prayers,
\VS{5}hearing
of
thy
love,
and
of
the
faith
which
thou
hast
toward
the
Lord
Jesus,
and
toward
all
the
saints;
\VS{6}that
the
fellowship
of
thy
faith
may
become
effectual,
in
the
knowledge
of
every
good
thing
which
is
in
you,
unto
Christ.
\VS{7}For
I
had
much
joy
and
comfort
in
thy
love,
because
the
hearts
of
the
saints
have
been
refreshed
through
thee,
brother.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Wherefore,
though
I
have
all
boldness
in
Christ
to
enjoin
thee
that
which
is befitting,
\VS{9}yet
for love’s
sake
I
rather
beseech,
being
such
a
one
as
Paul
the
aged,
and
now
a
prisoner
also
of
Christ
Jesus:
\VS{10}I
beseech
thee
for
my
child,
whom
I
have
begotten
in
my
bonds,
Onesimus,
\VS{11}who
once
was
unprofitable
to
thee,
but
now
is
profitable
to
thee
and
to
me:
\VS{12}whom
I
have
sent
back
to
thee
in
his
own
person,
that
is,
my
very
heart:
\VS{13}whom
I
would
fain
have
kept
with
me,
that
in
thy
behalf
he
might
minister
unto
me
in
the
bonds
of
the
gospel:
\VS{14}but
without
thy
mind
I
would
do
nothing;
that
thy
goodness
should
not
be
as
of necessity,
but
of
free
will.
\VS{15}For
perhaps
he
was
therefore
parted
{\ADD{
from
thee}}
for
a
season,
that
thou shouldest
have
him
for
ever;
\VS{16}no
longer
as
a
servant,
but
more
than
a
servant,
a
brother
beloved,
specially
to
me,
but
how
much
rather
to
thee,
both
in
the
flesh
and
in
the
Lord.
\VS{17}If
then
thou countest
me
a
partner,
receive
him
as
myself.
\VS{18}But
if
he
hath
wronged
thee
at
all,
or
oweth
{\ADD{
thee}} aught,
put
that
to
mine
account;
\VS{19}I
Paul
write
it
with
mine
own
hand,
I
will
repay
it:
that
I
say
not
unto
thee
that
thou
owest
to
me
even
thine
own
self
besides.
\VS{20}Yea,
brother,
let
me
have
joy
of
thee
in
the
Lord:
refresh
my
heart
in
Christ.
\par }{\PP \VS{21}Having
confidence
in
thine
obedience
I
write
unto
thee,
knowing
that
thou
wilt
do
even
beyond
what
I
say.
\VS{22}But
withal
prepare
me
also
a
lodging:
for
I
hope
that
through
your
prayers
I
shall
be
granted
unto
you.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Epaphras,
my fellow-prisoner
in
Christ
Jesus, saluteth
thee;
\VS{24}{\ADD{
and
so
do}}
Mark, Aristarchus,
Demas,
Luke,
my fellow-workers.
\par }{\PP \VS{25}The
grace
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
be
with
your
spirit.
Amen.
\par }