1890 Darby's Translation of the Holy Scriptures (DBY)

Philemon 1

4 He rejoiceth to hear of the faith and love of Philemon, 9 whom he desireth to forgive his servant Onesimus, and lovingly to receive him again.

 1:1 ¶ Paul, prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timotheus the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-workman,

 1:2 and to the sister Apphia and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the assembly which [is] in thine house.

 1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

 1:4 I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,

 1:5 hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,

 1:6 in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ [Jesus].

 1:7 For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

 1:8 Wherefore having much boldness in Christ to enjoin thee what is fitting,

 1:9 for love's sake I rather exhort, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also prisoner of Jesus Christ.

 1:10 I exhort thee for *my* child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,

 1:11 once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:

 1:12 whom I have sent back to thee: [but do *thou* receive] him, that is, *my* bowels:

 1:13 whom *I* was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;

 1:14 but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

 1:15 for perhaps for this reason he has been separated [from thee] for a time, that thou mightest possess him fully for ever;

 1:16 not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in [the] flesh and in [the] Lord?

 1:17 If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner [with thee], receive him as me;

 1:18 but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything [to thee], put this to my account.

 1:19 *I* Paul have written [it] with mine own hand; *I* will repay [it]: that I say not to thee that thou owest even thine own self also to me.

 1:20 Yea, brother, *I* would have profit of *thee* in [the] Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.

 1:21 Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.

 1:22 But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.

 1:23 Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

 1:24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.

 1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit.