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Filemón
Reina-Valera 1960
Filemón
Reina-Valera 1960
Salutación
1 Pablo, prisionero de Jesucristo, y el hermano Timoteo, al amado Filemón, colaborador nuestro, 2 y a la amada hermana Apia, y a Arquipo(A) nuestro compañero de milicia, y a la iglesia que está en tu casa: 3 Gracia y paz a vosotros, de Dios nuestro Padre y del Señor Jesucristo.
El amor y la fe de Filemón
4 Doy gracias a mi Dios, haciendo siempre memoria de ti en mis oraciones, 5 porque oigo del amor y de la fe que tienes hacia el Señor Jesús, y para con todos los santos; 6 para que la participación de tu fe sea eficaz en el conocimiento de todo el bien que está en vosotros por Cristo Jesús. 7 Pues tenemos gran gozo y consolación en tu amor, porque por ti, oh hermano, han sido confortados los corazones de los santos.
Pablo intercede por Onésimo
8 Por lo cual, aunque tengo mucha libertad en Cristo para mandarte lo que conviene, 9 más bien te ruego por amor, siendo como soy, Pablo ya anciano, y ahora, además, prisionero de Jesucristo; 10 te ruego por mi hijo Onésimo,[a],(B) a quien engendré en mis prisiones, 11 el cual en otro tiempo te fue inútil, pero ahora a ti y a mí nos es útil, 12 el cual vuelvo a enviarte; tú, pues, recíbele como a mí mismo. 13 Yo quisiera retenerle conmigo, para que en lugar tuyo me sirviese en mis prisiones por el evangelio; 14 pero nada quise hacer sin tu consentimiento, para que tu favor no fuese como de necesidad, sino voluntario.
15 Porque quizá para esto se apartó de ti por algún tiempo, para que le recibieses para siempre; 16 no ya como esclavo, sino como más que esclavo, como hermano amado, mayormente para mí, pero cuánto más para ti, tanto en la carne como en el Señor. 17 Así que, si me tienes por compañero, recíbele como a mí mismo. 18 Y si en algo te dañó, o te debe, ponlo a mi cuenta. 19 Yo Pablo lo escribo de mi mano, yo lo pagaré; por no decirte que aun tú mismo te me debes también. 20 Sí, hermano, tenga yo algún provecho de ti en el Señor; conforta mi corazón en el Señor.
21 Te he escrito confiando en tu obediencia, sabiendo que harás aun más de lo que te digo. 22 Prepárame también alojamiento; porque espero que por vuestras oraciones os seré concedido.
Salutaciones y bendición final
23 Te saludan Epafras,(C) mi compañero de prisiones por Cristo Jesús, 24 Marcos,(D) Aristarco,(E) Demas(F) y Lucas,(G) mis colaboradores.
25 La gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo sea con vuestro espíritu. Amén.
Footnotes
- Filemón 1:10 Esto es, útil (v. 11) o provechoso (v. 20).
Philemon
New King James Version
Philemon
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul, a (A)prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, 2 to [a]the beloved Apphia, (B)Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon’s Love and Faith
4 (C)I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, 5 (D)hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, 6 that the sharing of your faith may become effective (E)by the acknowledgment of (F)every good thing which is in [b]you in Christ Jesus. 7 For we [c]have great [d]joy and [e]consolation in your love, because the [f]hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
The Plea for Onesimus
8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ— 10 I appeal to you for my son (G)Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, 11 who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me.
12 I am sending him [g]back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own [h]heart, 13 whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. 14 But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, (H)that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.
15 For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever, 16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave—a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the (I)flesh and in the Lord.
Philemon’s Obedience Encouraged
17 If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. 18 But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account. 19 I, Paul, am writing with my own (J)hand. I will repay—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides. 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.
21 (K)Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22 But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for (L)I trust that (M)through your prayers I shall be granted to you.
Farewell
23 (N)Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do (O)Mark, (P)Aristarchus, (Q)Demas, (R)Luke, my fellow laborers.
25 (S)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Footnotes
- Philemon 1:2 NU our sister Apphia
- Philemon 1:6 NU, M us
- Philemon 1:7 NU had
- Philemon 1:7 M thanksgiving
- Philemon 1:7 comfort
- Philemon 1:7 Lit. inward parts, heart, liver, and lungs
- Philemon 1:12 NU back to you in person, that is, my own heart,
- Philemon 1:12 See v. 7.
Philemon
English Standard Version
Philemon
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and (B)Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and (C)Archippus our (D)fellow soldier, and (E)the church in your house:
3 (F)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon's Love and Faith
4 (G)I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5 because I (H)hear of your love and (I)of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full (J)knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[a] 7 For I have derived much joy and (K)comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints (L)have been refreshed through you.
Paul's Plea for Onesimus
8 Accordingly, (M)though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do (N)what is required, 9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now (O)a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— 10 I appeal to you for (P)my child, (Q)Onesimus,[b] (R)whose father I became in my imprisonment. 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) 12 I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. 13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me (S)on your behalf (T)during my imprisonment for the gospel, 14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be (U)by compulsion but of your own accord. 15 For this perhaps is why (V)he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 (W)no longer as a bondservant[c] but more than a bondservant, as (X)a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, (Y)both in the flesh and in the Lord.
17 So if you consider me (Z)your partner, receive him as you would receive me. 18 If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. 19 (AA)I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. 20 Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. (AB)Refresh my heart in Christ.
21 (AC)Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22 At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for (AD)I am hoping that (AE)through your prayers (AF)I will be graciously given to you.
Final Greetings
23 (AG)Epaphras, my (AH)fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, 24 and so do (AI)Mark, (AJ)Aristarchus, (AK)Demas, and (AL)Luke, my fellow workers.
25 (AM)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Footnotes
- Philemon 1:6 Or for Christ's service
- Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means useful (see verse 11) or beneficial (see verse 20)
- Philemon 1:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse
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