<vn='1'><sn="3972">Paul</s>, a <sn="1198">prisoner</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="5095">Timothy</s> our <sn="80">brother</s>, unto <sn="5371">Philemon</s> our dearly <sn="27">beloved</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> fellow <sn="4904">laborer</s>, </v>
<vn='2'><sn="2532">And</s> to our <sn="27">beloved</s><sn="682">Apphia</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="751">Archippus</s><sn="2257">our</s> fellow <sn="4961">soldier</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> to <sn="3588">the</s><sn="1577">church</s><sn="2596">in</s><sn="4675">thy</s><sn="3624">house</s>: </v>
<vn='3'><sn="5485">Grace</s> to <sn="5213">you</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1515">peace</s>, <sn="575">from</s><sn="2316">God</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="3962">Father</s><sn="2532">and</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>I <sn="2168">thank</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="4160">making</s><sn="3417">mention</s> of <sn="4675">thee</s><sn="3842">always</s><sn="1909">in</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="4335">prayers</s>, </v>
<vn='5'><sn="191">Hearing</s> of <sn="4675">thy</s><sn="26">love</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4102">faith</s>, <sn="3739">which</s> thou <sn="2192">hast</s><sn="4314">toward</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1519">toward</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="40">saints</s>; </v>
<vn='6'><sn="3704">That</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2842">communication</s> of <sn="4675">thy</s><sn="4102">faith</s> may <sn="1096">become</s><sn="1756">effectual</s><sn="1722">by</s> the <sn="1922">acknowledging</s> of <sn="3956">every</s> good <sn="18">thing</s><sn="3588">which</s> is <sn="1722">in</s><sn="5213">you</s><sn="1519">in</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1063">For</s> we <sn="2192">have</s><sn="4183">great</s><sn="5485">joy</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="3874">consolation</s><sn="1909">in</s><sn="4675">thy</s><sn="26">love</s>, <sn="3754">because</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4698">bowels</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="40">saints</s> are <sn="373">refreshed</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="4675">thee</s>, <sn="80">brother</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1352">Wherefore</s>, though I might <sn="2192">be</s><sn="4183">much</s><sn="3954">bold</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5547">Christ</s> to <sn="2004">enjoin</s><sn="4671">thee</s> that which is <sn="433">convenient</s>, </v>
<vn='9'>Yet for love's <sn="1223 26">sake</s> I <sn="3123">rather</s><sn="3870">beseech</s> thee, <sn="5607">being</s> such a <sn="5108">one</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="3972">Paul</s> the <sn="4246">aged</s>, <sn="1161">and</s><sn="3570">now</s><sn="2532">also</s> a <sn="1198">prisoner</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>I <sn="3870">beseech</s><sn="4571">thee</s><sn="4012">for</s><sn="1699">my</s><sn="5043">son</s><sn="3682">Onesimus</s>, <sn="3739">whom</s> I have <sn="1080">begotten</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="1199">bonds</s>: </v>
<vn='11'><sn="3588">Which</s> in time <sn="4218">past</s> was to <sn="4671">thee</s><sn="890">unprofitable</s>, <sn="1161">but</s><sn="3570">now</s><sn="2173">profitable</s> to <sn="4671">thee</s><sn="2532">and</s> to <sn="1698">me</s>: </v>
<vn='12'><sn="3739">Whom</s> I have sent <sn="375">again</s>: <sn="4771">thou</s><sn="1161">therefore</s><sn="4355">receive</s><sn="846">him</s>, that <sn="5123">is</s>, mine <sn="1699">own</s><sn="4698">bowels</s>: </v>
<vn='13'><sn="3739">Whom</s><sn="1473">I</s><sn="1014">would</s> have <sn="2722">retained</s><sn="4314">with</s><sn="1683">me</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> in thy <sn="5228 4675">stead</s> he might have ministered <sn="1247">unto</s><sn="3427">me</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1199">bonds</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2098">gospel</s>: </v>
<vn='14'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="5565">without</s><sn="4674">thy</s><sn="1106">mind</s><sn="2309">would</s> I <sn="4160">do</s><sn="3762">nothing</s>; <sn="2443">that</s><sn="4675">thy</s><sn="18">benefit</s> should <sn="3361">not</s><sn="5600">be</s> as it <sn="5613">were</s><sn="2596">of</s><sn="318">necessity</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="2596 1595">willingly</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="5029">perhaps</s> he <sn="1223 5124">therefore</s><sn="5563">departed</s><sn="4314">for</s> a <sn="5610">season</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> thou shouldest <sn="568">receive</s><sn="846">him</s><sn="166">forever</s>; </v>
<vn='16'>Not <sn="3765">now</s><sn="5613">as</s> a <sn="1401">servant</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="5228">above</s> a <sn="1401">servant</s>, a <sn="80">brother</s><sn="27">beloved</s>, <sn="3122">especially</s> to <sn="1698">me</s>, <sn="1161">but</s> how <sn="4214">much</s><sn="3123">more</s> unto <sn="4671">thee</s>, <sn="2532">both</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="4561">flesh</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s>? </v>
<vn='17'><sn="1487">If</s> thou <sn="2192">count</s><sn="1691">me</s><sn="3767">therefore</s> a <sn="2844">partner</s>, <sn="4355">receive</s><sn="846">him</s><sn="5613">as</s><sn="1691">myself</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="*1161"></s><sn="1487">If</s> he hath <sn="91">wronged</s><sn="4571">thee</s>, <sn="2228">or</s><sn="3784">oweth</s> thee <sn="5100">aught</s>, put that on mine <sn="1677 5124 1698">account</s>; </v>
<vn='19'><sn="1473">I</s><sn="3972">Paul</s> have <sn="1125">written</s> it with mine <sn="1699">own</s><sn="5495">hand</s>, <sn="1473">I</s> will <sn="661">repay</s> it: <sn="2443">albeit</s> I do <sn="3361">not</s><sn="3004">say</s> to <sn="4671">thee</s><sn="3754">how</s> thou <sn="4359">owest</s> unto <sn="3427">me</s><sn="2532">even</s> thine own <sn="4572">self</s> besides. </v>
<vn='20'><sn="3483">Yea</s>, <sn="80">brother</s>, let <sn="1473">me</s> have <sn="3685">joy</s> of <sn="4675">thee</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s>: <sn="373">refresh</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="4698">bowels</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>Having <sn="3982">confidence</s> in <sn="4675">thy</s><sn="5218">obedience</s> I <sn="1125">wrote</s> unto <sn="4671">thee</s>, <sn="1492">knowing</s><sn="3754">that</s> thou wilt <sn="2532">also</s><sn="4160">do</s> more <sn="5228 3739">than</s> I <sn="3004">say</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="260">withal</s><sn="2090">prepare</s><sn="3427">me</s><sn="2532">also</s> a <sn="3578">lodging</s>: <sn="1063">for</s> I <sn="1679">trust</s><sn="3754">that</s><sn="1223">through</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="4335">prayers</s> I shall be <sn="5483">given</s> unto <sn="5213">you</s>. </v>
<vn='25'><sn="3588">The</s><sn="5485">grace</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s> be <sn="3326">with</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="4151">spirit</s>. <sn="281">Amen</s>. </v>