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# 1 PAUL, A PRISONER OF JESUS CHRIST, AND TIMOTHY OUR BROTHER, UNTO PHILEMON OUR DEARLY BELOVED, AND FELLOWLABOURER,
# 2  AND TO OUR BELOVED APPHIA, AND ARCHIPPUS OUR FELLOWSOLDIER, AND TO THE CHURCH IN THY HOUSE:
# 3  GRACE TO YOU, AND PEACE, FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
# 4  I THANK MY GOD, MAKING MENTION OF THEE ALWAYS IN MY PRAYERS,
# 5  HEARING OF THY LOVE AND FAITH, WHICH THOU HAST TOWARD THE LORD JESUS, AND TOWARD ALL SAINTS;
# 6  THAT THE COMMUNICATION OF THY FAITH MAY BECOME EFFECTUAL BY THE ACKNOWLEDGING OF EVERY GOOD THING WHICH IS IN YOU IN CHRIST
 JESUS.
# 7  FOR WE HAVE GREAT JOY AND CONSOLATION IN THY LOVE, BECAUSE THE BOWELS OF THE SAINTS ARE REFRESHED BY THEE, BROTHER.
# 8  WHEREFORE, THOUGH I MIGHT BE MUCH BOLD IN CHRIST TO ENJOIN THEE THAT WHICH IS CONVENIENT,
# 9  YET FOR LOVES SAKE I RATHER BESEECH THEE, BEING SUCH AN ONE AS PAUL THE AGED, AND NOW ALSO A PRISONER OF JESUS CHRIST.
# 10  I BESEECH THEE FOR MY SON ONESIMUS, WHOM I HAVE BEGOTTEN IN MY BONDS:
# 11  WHICH IN TIME PAST WAS TO THEE UNPROFITABLE, BUT NOW PROFITABLE TO THEE AND TO ME:
# 12  WHOM I HAVE SENT AGAIN: THOU THEREFORE RECEIVE HIM, THAT IS, MINE OWN BOWELS:
# 13  WHOM I WOULD HAVE RETAINED WITH ME, THAT IN THY STEAD HE MIGHT HAVE MINISTERED UNTO ME IN THE BONDS OF THE GOSPEL:
# 14  BUT WITHOUT THY MIND WOULD I DO NOTHING; THAT THY BENEFIT SHOULD NOT BE AS IT WERE OF NECESSITY, BUT WILLINGLY.
# 15  FOR PERHAPS HE THEREFORE DEPARTED FOR A SEASON, THAT THOU SHOULDEST RECEIVE HIM FOR EVER;
# 16  NOT NOW AS A SERVANT, BUT ABOVE A SERVANT, A BROTHER BELOVED, SPECIALLY TO ME, BUT HOW MUCH MORE UNTO THEE, BOTH IN THE FL
ESH, AND IN THE LORD?
# 17  IF THOU COUNT ME THEREFORE A PARTNER, RECEIVE HIM AS MYSELF.
# 18  IF HE HATH WRONGED THEE, OR OWETH THEE OUGHT, PUT THAT ON MINE ACCOUNT;
# 19  I PAUL HAVE WRITTEN IT WITH MINE OWN HAND, I WILL REPAY IT: ALBEIT I DO NOT SAY TO THEE HOW THOU OWEST UNTO ME EVEN THINE O
WN SELF BESIDES.
# 20  YEA, BROTHER, LET ME HAVE JOY OF THEE IN THE LORD: REFRESH MY BOWELS IN THE LORD.
# 21  HAVING CONFIDENCE IN THY OBEDIENCE I WROTE UNTO THEE, KNOWING THAT THOU WILT ALSO DO MORE THAN I SAY.
# 22  BUT WITHAL PREPARE ME ALSO A LODGING: FOR I TRUST THAT THROUGH YOUR PRAYERS I SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU.
# 23  THERE SALUTE THEE EPAPHRAS, MY FELLOWPRISONER IN CHRIST JESUS;
# 24  MARCUS, ARISTARCHUS, DEMAS, LUCAS, MY FELLOWLABOURERS.
# 25  THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOUR SPIRIT. AMEN.


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