\NormalFont\ShortTitle{PHILEMON}
{\MTB This book is a letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to his friend Philemon. We call this book
\par }{\MT Philemon

\par }\OneChap {\SH Philemon 1-3
\par }{\SH I, Paul, am writing this letter to you, Philemon, and to those with you. May God bless you(pl).
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I}},
Paul,
am
a
prisoner
{\ADD{
who
serves}}
Christ
Jesus.
{\ADD{
I
am
here}}
with
Timothy,
our
fellow believer.
{\ADD{
I
am
writing
this
letter}}
to
{\ADD{
you}},
Philemon,
our
dear
{\ADD{
friend}}
and
fellow
worker.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
I
am
also
writing}}
to
{\ADD{
your
wife}}, Apphia,
and
to Archippus,
{\ADD{
who
is
like}} [MET]
our
fellow
soldier
{\ADD{
because
he
serves Christ steadfastly
together
with
us}}.
I
am
also
{\ADD{
writing
this}}
to
the
congregation
{\ADD{
that
meets/gathers}}
in
your
{\ADD{(sg)}}
house.
\VS{3}{\ADD{
I
pray
that}}
God
our
Father
and
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{
will
continue
to}}
act
kindly
toward
you
all
and
{\ADD{
will
continue
to}}
cause
you
to
have
{\ADD{
inner}}
peace.
\par }{\SH I
thank
God
and
rejoice
greatly
because
you
have
shown
that
you
love
God’s
people.
\par }{\SR Philemon 4-7
\par }{\PP \VS{4}I
always
thank
my
God
when
I
pray
for
you
{\ADD{(sg)}},
because
I
hear
{\ADD{
people
say
that}}
you
love
all
God’s
people [CHI]
\VS{5}and
that
you
continue
to
trust
in
the
Lord
Jesus.
\VS{6}I
pray
that
as
a
result
of
your
knowing
all
the
good
things
{\ADD{
that
God/Christ
has
done
for}}
us,
you
may ◄be
effective/influence
many
others►
as
you
tell
others
what
you
believe,
in
order
that
{\ADD{
they
may
honor}}
Christ.
\VS{7}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].
\par }{\SH 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.
\par }{\SR Philemon 8-11
\par }{\PP \VS{8}So
{\ADD{
I
have
a
request/favor
to
ask
of
you}}.
I
am
completely
confident
{\ADD{
that
I
have
authority}}
to
command
you
{\ADD{
to
do}}
what
you
ought
to
do,
because
{\ADD{
I
am
an apostle
of}}
Christ.
\VS{9}But
because
{\ADD{
I
know
that
you}}
love
{\ADD{
God’s
people}},
I
request
this
instead
of
{\ADD{
commanding
you
to
do
it}}.
It
is
I,
Paul,
an
old
man
and
now
also
a
prisoner
{\ADD{
because
I
serve}}
Christ
Jesus,
{\ADD{
who
am requesting
it}}.
\VS{10}I
request
that
you
{\ADD{
do
something}}
for
someone
{\ADD{
who
has
become
like}}
my
own
son
{\ADD{
because
I
told
him
about Christ}} [MET]
while
{\ADD{
I
have
been}}
a
prisoner [MTY]
{\ADD{
here.
His
name
is}}
Onesimus.
\VS{11}Although
{\ADD{
his
name,
as
you
know,
means ‘useful’}},
formerly
he
was
useless
to
you.
But
now
he
is
useful
both
to
you
and
to
me!
\par }{\SH 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.
\par }{\SR Philemon 12-16
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Although ◄he
is
{\ADD{
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.
\VS{13}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}}
the
message
{\ADD{
about Christ}}.
\VS{14}Nevertheless,
because
{\ADD{
I
had
not
yet
asked
you
and}}
you
had
not
yet
permitted
me
{\ADD{
to
keep
him
here
with
me}},
I
decided
not
to
{\ADD{
keep
him
here.
I
decided
that
I
should}}
not
do
anything
without
your permitting
it.
{\ADD{
I
decided
that
you
should
help
me
only
if
you}}
really
want
to
help
me.
\VS{15}Perhaps
the
reason
that
{\ADD{
God
permitted}} Onesimus
to
be
separated
from $\{$to
leave$\}$
you
for
a
little
while
was
that
{\ADD{
he
would
believe
in Christ,
and
as
a
result}}
you
would
have
him ◄back/with
you►
forever!
\VS{16}{\ADD{
You
will
no
longer
have
him
only}}
as
a
slave.
Instead,
{\ADD{
you
will
have
him}}
as
{\ADD{
someone
who
is}}
more
than
a
slave.
{\ADD{
You
will
have
him}}
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}} (OR,
I
love
him
very
much,
but
you
will
certainly
love
him
more
than
I
do),
{\ADD{
because
now
he}}
not
only
belongs
to
you
but
he
also
belongs
to
the
Lord.
\par }{\SH If
you
consider
me
to
be
your
partner,
receive Onesimus
as
you
would
receive
me.
I
guarantee
to
repay
you
whatever Onesimus
owes
you.
\par }{\SR Philemon 17-19
\par }{\PP \VS{17}So,
if
you
consider
me
to
be
your
partner
{\ADD{
in
God’s
work}},
receive
him
as
you
would
receive
me.
\VS{18}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►.
\VS{19}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.
\par }{\SH Please
encourage
me
in
this
matter
as
you
encourage
other believers
in Christ.
\par }{\SR Philemon 20
\par }{\PP \VS{20}◄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}}
in
Christ.
\par }{\SH I
have
written
this
letter
to
you
confident
of
your compliance
with
my
request.
\par }{\SR Philemon 21
\par }{\PP \VS{21}I
have
written
{\ADD{
this
letter}}
to
you,
confident
that
you
will
do
what
I
am requesting
you
to
{\ADD{
do}}.
{\ADD{
In
fact}},
I
know
that
you
will
do
even
more
than
what
I
am requesting
{\ADD{
you
to
do}}.
\par }{\SH Also,
keep
a
guest
room
ready
for
me.
\par }{\SR Philemon 22
\par }{\PP \VS{22}Also,
keep
a
guest
room
ready
for
me
{\ADD{
to
stay
in}},
because
I
confidently
expect
that
as
a
result
of
your
prayers
{\ADD{
for
me,
I}}
will
be
released
{\ADD{
from
prison
and
will
come}}
to
you
all.
\par }{\SH My
other
fellow
workers
greet
you(sg).
May
the
Lord
Jesus Christ
bless
you(pl) spiritually.
\par }{\SR Philemon 23-25
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Epaphras,
who
is
{\ADD{
suffering}}
with
me
in
prison
because
of
{\ADD{
his
serving}}
Christ
Jesus, ◄sends
his greetings
to
you/wants
you
to
know
that
he
is
thinking fondly
about
you►.
\VS{24}Mark, Aristarchus,
Demas,
and
Luke,
who
are
my
{\ADD{
other}}
fellow
workers,
also ◄send
their greetings
to
you/want
you
to
know
that
they
are
thinking fondly
about
you►.
\VS{25}{\ADD{
I
pray
that}}
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
{\ADD{
will}} ◄{\ADD{
continue
to}}
work
kindly
in
all
your
lives/kindly
keep
accomplishing
what
he
desires
within
you►.
\par }