This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to his friend Philemon. We call this book

This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to his friend Philemon. We call this book 

I, Paul, am writing this letter to you, Philemon, and to those with you. May God bless you(pl).

I, Paul, am writing this letter to you, Philemon, and to those with you. May God bless you(pl). 

\add I\add*, Paul, am a prisoner \add who serves\add* Christ Jesus. \add I am here\add* with Timothy, our fellow believer. \add I am writing this letter\add* to \add you\add*, Philemon, our dear \add friend\add* and fellow worker.

I, Paul, am a prisoner who serves Christ Jesus. I am here with Timothy, our fellow believer. I am writing this letter to you, Philemon, our dear friend and fellow worker.

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\add I am also writing\add* to \add your wife\add*, Apphia, and to Archippus, \add who is like\add* [MET] our fellow soldier \add because he serves Christ steadfastly together with us\add*. I am also \add writing this\add* to the congregation \add that meets/gathers\add* in your \add (sg)\add* house.

I am also writing to your wife, Apphia, and to Archippus, who is like [MET] our fellow soldier because he serves Christ steadfastly together with us. I am also writing this to the congregation that meets/gathers in your (sg) house.

\add \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w am|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w also|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w writing|strong="H3791"\+w*\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \add \+w your|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w wife|strong="H0802"\+w*\add*, Apphia, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* Archippus, \add \+w who|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w is|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w like|strong="G2596"\+w*\add* [\w MET|strong="H6298"\w*] \w our|strong="G2532"\w* \w fellow|strong="G4961"\w* \w soldier|strong="G4961"\w* \add \+w because|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w he|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w serves|strong="H5647"\+w* Christ steadfastly \+w together|strong="G2596"\+w* \+w with|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w us|strong="G2249"\+w*\add*. \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \add \+w writing|strong="H3791"\+w* \+w this|strong="G3588"\+w*\add* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w congregation|strong="G1577"\w* \add \+w that|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w meets|strong="H6293"\+w*/\+w gathers|strong="H6908"\+w*\add* \w in|strong="G2596"\w* \w your|strong="G2532"\w* \add (sg)\add* \w house|strong="G3624"\w*. 

\add I pray that\add* God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ \add will continue to\add* act kindly toward you all and \add will continue to\add* cause you to have \add inner\add* peace.

I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will continue to act kindly toward you all and will continue to cause you to have inner peace.

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I thank God and rejoice greatly because you have shown that you love God’s people.

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I always thank my God when I pray for you \add (sg)\add*, because I hear \add people say that\add* you love all God’s people [CHI]

I always thank my God when I pray for you (sg), because I hear people say that you love all God’s people [CHI]

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\w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w that|strong="G3739"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w continue|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w trust|strong="H0982"\w* \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*. 

I pray that as a result of your knowing all the good things \add that God/Christ has done for\add* us, you may ◄be effective/influence many others► as you tell others what you believe, in order that \add they may honor\add* Christ.

I pray that as a result of your knowing all the good things that God/Christ has done for us, you may ◄be effective/influence many others► as you tell others what you believe, in order that they may honor Christ.

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I have rejoiced greatly and have been greatly encouraged because you, my dear friend, have acted lovingly toward God’s people by encouraging them [SYN].

\w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w rejoiced|strong="H8055"\w* \w greatly|strong="G4183"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w been|strong="G2192"\w* \w greatly|strong="G4183"\w* \w encouraged|strong="H2388"\w* \w because|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w my|strong="G3754"\w* \w dear|strong="H3357"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w*, \w have|strong="G2192"\w* \w acted|strong="H6213"\w* \w lovingly|strong="H0160"\w* \w toward|strong="G1909"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* encouraging \w them|strong="G3588"\w* [SYN]. 

Because I know that you love God’s people, I request, rather than command you, to do what you ought to do for my spiritual son Onesimus.

\w Because|strong="G3754"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w* \w people|strong="G4183"\w*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w request|strong="H1246"\w*, \w rather|strong="H3588"\w* \w than|strong="G4183"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*, \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w what|strong="G3588"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w ought|strong="H3972"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w do|strong="G2532"\w* \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w my|strong="G3754"\w* \w spiritual|strong="H7307"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* Onesimus. 

So \add I have a request/favor to ask of you\add*. I am completely confident \add that I have authority\add* to command you \add to do\add* what you ought to do, because \add I am an apostle of\add* Christ.

So I have a request/favor to ask of you. I am completely confident that I have authority to command you to do what you ought to do, because I am an apostle of Christ.

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But because \add I know that you\add* love \add God’s people\add*, I request this instead of \add commanding you to do it\add*. It is I, Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner \add because I serve\add* Christ Jesus, \add who am requesting it\add*.

But because I know that you love God’s people, I request this instead of commanding you to do it. It is I, Paul, an old man and now also a prisoner because I serve Christ Jesus, who am requesting it.

\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w because|strong="G1223"\w* \add \+w I|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w know|strong="H3045"\+w* \+w that|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w you|strong="G1510"\+w*\add* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \add \+w God’s|strong="H0430"\+w* \+w people|strong="G1510"\+w*\add*, \w I|strong="G2532"\w* \w request|strong="H1246"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w instead|strong="G3123"\w* \w of|strong="G1223"\w* \add \+w commanding|strong="H6680"\+w* \+w you|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w do|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w it|strong="G2532"\+w*\add*. \w It|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w I|strong="G2532"\w*, \w Paul|strong="G3972"\w*, \w an|strong="G2532"\w* \w old|strong="G2532"\w* \w man|strong="G5108"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w also|strong="G2532"\w* \w a|strong="G5613"\w* \w prisoner|strong="G1198"\w* \add \+w because|strong="G1223"\+w* \+w I|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w serve|strong="H5647"\+w*\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, \add \+w who|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w am|strong="G1510"\+w* requesting \+w it|strong="G2532"\+w*\add*. 

I request that you \add do something\add* for someone \add who has become like\add* my own son \add because I told him about Christ\add* [MET] while \add I have been\add* a prisoner [MTY] \add here. His name is\add* Onesimus.

I request that you do something for someone who has become like my own son because I told him about Christ [MET] while I have been a prisoner [MTY] here. His name is Onesimus.

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Although \add his name, as you know, means ‘useful’\add*, formerly he was useless to you. But now he is useful both to you and to me!

Although his name, as you know, means ‘useful’, formerly he was useless to you. But now he is useful both to you and to me!

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I am sending Onesimus back to you. He is as dear to me as my own self, and he will now be even dearer to you than he is to me.

\w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w am|strong="G1473"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* Onesimus \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. \w He|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w dear|strong="H3357"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w as|strong="G1161"\w* \w my|strong="G1473"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* self, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w will|strong="G2532"\w* \w now|strong="G1161"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w even|strong="G2532"\w* dearer \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w than|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w*. 

Although ◄he is \add as dear to me as/I love him as much as I love\add*► [MET] my own self [MTY], I am sending him back to you.

Although ◄he is as dear to me as/I love him as much as I love► [MET] my own self [MTY], I am sending him back to you.

\w Although|strong="H3588"\w* ◄\w he|strong="G3778"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \add \+w as|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w dear|strong="H3357"\+w* \+w to|strong="G3778"\+w* \+w me|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w as|strong="G3588"\+w*/\+w I|strong="G3778"\+w* \+w love|strong="H0157"\+w* \+w him|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w as|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w much|strong="H7227"\+w* \+w as|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w I|strong="G3778"\+w* \+w love|strong="H0157"\+w*\add*► [\w MET|strong="H6298"\w*] \w my|strong="G1699"\w* \w own|strong="G1699"\w* self [MTY], \w I|strong="G3778"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w sending|strong="H7971"\w* \w him|strong="G3588"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="G3778"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*. 

I would like to have kept him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf, while I am a prisoner [MTY] \add because of my preaching\add* the message \add about Christ\add*.

I would like to have kept him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf, while I am a prisoner [MTY] because of my preaching the message about Christ.

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Nevertheless, because \add I had not yet asked you and\add* you had not yet permitted me \add to keep him here with me\add*, I decided not to \add keep him here. I decided that I should\add* not do anything without your permitting it. \add I decided that you should help me only if you\add* really want to help me.

Nevertheless, because I had not yet asked you and you had not yet permitted me to keep him here with me, I decided not to keep him here. I decided that I should not do anything without your permitting it. I decided that you should help me only if you really want to help me.

\w Nevertheless|strong="G1161"\w*, \w because|strong="G1161"\w* \add \+w I|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w had|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w not|strong="G3361"\+w* \+w yet|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w asked|strong="H7592"\+w* \+w you|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w and|strong="G1161"\+w*\add* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w yet|strong="G1161"\w* \w permitted|strong="H5117"\w* \w me|strong="G4160"\w* \add \+w to|strong="G2443"\+w* \+w keep|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w him|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w here|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w with|strong="G2596"\+w* \+w me|strong="G4160"\+w*\add*, \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w decided|strong="H3289"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \add \+w keep|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w him|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w here|strong="G1510"\+w*. \+w I|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w decided|strong="H3289"\+w* \+w that|strong="G2443"\+w* \+w I|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w should|strong="G3588"\+w*\add* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w do|strong="G4160"\w* \w anything|strong="G3762"\w* \w without|strong="G5565"\w* \w your|strong="G4674"\w* permitting \w it|strong="G1161"\w*. \add \+w I|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w decided|strong="H3289"\+w* \+w that|strong="G2443"\+w* \+w you|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w should|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w help|strong="H5826"\+w* \+w me|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w only|strong="H0389"\+w* \+w if|strong="G5613"\+w* \+w you|strong="G4771"\+w*\add* \w really|strong="H2088"\w* \w want|strong="G2309"\w* \w to|strong="G2443"\w* \w help|strong="H5826"\w* \w me|strong="G4160"\w*. 

Perhaps the reason that \add God permitted\add* Onesimus to be separated from {to leave} you for a little while was that \add he would believe in Christ, and as a result\add* you would have him ◄back/with you► forever!

Perhaps the reason that God permitted Onesimus to be separated from {to leave} you for a little while was that he would believe in Christ, and as a result you would have him ◄back/with you► forever!

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\add You will no longer have him only\add* as a slave. Instead, \add you will have him\add* as \add someone who is\add* more than a slave. \add You will have him\add* as a fellow believer! He is especially dear to me, but he certainly will be more dear to you \add than he is to me\add* (OR, I love him very much, but you will certainly love him more than I do), \add because now he\add* not only belongs to you but he also belongs to the Lord.

You will no longer have him only as a slave. Instead, you will have him as someone who is more than a slave. You will have him as a fellow believer! He is especially dear to me, but he certainly will be more dear to you than he is to me (OR, I love him very much, but you will certainly love him more than I do), because now he not only belongs to you but he also belongs to the Lord.

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If you consider me to be your partner, receive Onesimus as you would receive me. I guarantee to repay you whatever Onesimus owes you.

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So, if you consider me to be your partner \add in God’s work\add*, receive him as you would receive me.

So, if you consider me to be your partner in God’s work, receive him as you would receive me.

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If he has wronged you in any manner or if he owes you anything, ◄charge that to me/tell me so that I can pay you►.

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I, Paul, am now writing this in my own handwriting: I will repay you what he owes you, although I might mention to you that you owe me even more than Onesimus may owe you, because it was the result of my telling you about Christ that God saved you.

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Please encourage me in this matter as you encourage other believers in Christ.

\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w encourage|strong="H2388"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w as|strong="G2532"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w encourage|strong="H2388"\w* \w other|strong="G3361"\w* believers \w in|strong="G2532"\w* Christ. 

◄Yes/I say it again►, my dear friend, because you and I both have a relationship with the Lord, I want you to do this for me. Encourage me [SYN] \add by receiving Onesimus kindly, just like you encourage others who believe\add* in Christ.

◄Yes/I say it again►, my dear friend, because you and I both have a relationship with the Lord, I want you to do this for me. Encourage me [SYN] by receiving Onesimus kindly, just like you encourage others who believe in Christ.

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I have written this letter to you confident of your compliance with my request.

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I have written \add this letter\add* to you, confident that you will do what I am requesting you to \add do\add*. \add In fact\add*, I know that you will do even more than what I am requesting \add you to do\add*.

I have written this letter to you, confident that you will do what I am requesting you to do. In fact, I know that you will do even more than what I am requesting you to do.

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\w Also|strong="G2532"\w*, \w keep|strong="G4160"\w* \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w guest|strong="H0398"\w* \w room|strong="H2315"\w* \w ready|strong="H3559"\w* \w for|strong="G3754"\w* \w me|strong="G3004"\w*. 

Also, keep a guest room ready for me \add to stay in\add*, because I confidently expect that as a result of your prayers \add for me, I\add* will be released \add from prison and will come\add* to you all.

Also, keep a guest room ready for me to stay in, because I confidently expect that as a result of your prayers for me, I will be released from prison and will come to you all.

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My other fellow workers greet you(sg). May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you(pl) spiritually.

\w My|strong="G1473"\w* \w other|strong="G1161"\w* \w fellow|strong="H7453"\w* \w workers|strong="H6466"\w* \w greet|strong="H7592"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*(sg). \w May|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G2532"\w* \w Lord|strong="G3588"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2532"\w* Christ \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*(pl) spiritually. 

Epaphras, who is \add suffering\add* with me in prison because of \add his serving\add* Christ Jesus, ◄sends his greetings to you/wants you to know that he is thinking fondly about you►.

Epaphras, who is suffering with me in prison because of his serving Christ Jesus, ◄sends his greetings to you/wants you to know that he is thinking fondly about you►.

\w Epaphras|strong="G1889"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \add \+w suffering|strong="G1722"\+w*\add* \w with|strong="G1722"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w prison|strong="H1004"\w* \w because|strong="G1722"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \add \+w his|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w serving|strong="H5647"\+w*\add* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w*, ◄\w sends|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="G1722"\w* greetings \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*/\w wants|strong="H2656"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w* \w to|strong="G1722"\w* \w know|strong="G1722"\w* \w that|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G3588"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w thinking|strong="H0559"\w* fondly \w about|strong="G1722"\w* \w you|strong="G4771"\w*►. 

Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, who are my \add other\add* fellow workers, also ◄send their greetings to you/want you to know that they are thinking fondly about you►.

Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, who are my other fellow workers, also ◄send their greetings to you/want you to know that they are thinking fondly about you►.

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\add I pray that\add* the Lord Jesus Christ \add will\add* ◄\add continue to\add* work kindly in all your lives/kindly keep accomplishing what he desires within you►.

I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will ◄continue to work kindly in all your lives/kindly keep accomplishing what he desires within you►.

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