A Conservative Version
2001 by Walter Porter
Phm 1:1 ¶ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved and co-workman,
Phm 1:2 and to the beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the congregation at thy house:
Phm 1:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.
Phm 1:4 I thank my God, making recollection of thee always in my prayers,
Phm 1:5 hearing of thy love and faith, which thou have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the sanctified,
Phm 1:6 so that the fellowship of thy faith may become potent (in the knowledge of every good thing in us) for Christ Jesus.
Phm 1:7 For we have much joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the sanctified have been refreshed by thee, brother.
Phm 1:8 ¶ Therefore, though I have much boldness in Christ to command thee that which is befitting,
Phm 1:9 because of love I rather beseech, being such as aged Paul, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
Phm 1:10 I beseech thee for my child Onesimus, whom I begot in my bonds.
Phm 1:11 A man formerly unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me, whom I sent back.
Phm 1:12 And thou should welcome him, that is, my bowels.
Phm 1:13 Whom I wanted to keep back for myself, so that in thy behalf he might serve me in the bonds of the good-news.
Phm 1:14 But I wanted to do nothing without thy mind, so that thy goodness might not be as from obligation, but from volition.
Phm 1:15 For perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, so that thou might receive him back forever,
Phm 1:16 no longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to thee, both in flesh and in Lord.
Phm 1:17 If then thou have me a partner, accept him as myself.
Phm 1:18 But if he has wronged thee, or owes anything, charge this to me.
Phm 1:19 I Paul write with my hand, I will repay, so that I may not say to thee that thou owe me in return even thyself.
Phm 1:20 Yes, brother, let me have a favor of thee in Lord. Refresh my bowels in Lord.
Phm 1:21 Being confident in thine obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou will do above what I say.
Phm 1:22 But simultaneously also prepare a lodging for me, for I hope that by your prayers I will be granted to you.
Phm 1:23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, salutes thee,
Phm 1:24 and Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my co-workmen.
Phm 1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ is with your spirit. Truly.
