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Philemon
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Philemon
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
1 Paul, a prisoner [for the sake] of Christ Jesus (the Messiah), and our brother Timothy, to Philemon our dearly beloved sharer with us in our work,
2 And to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier [in the Christian warfare], and to the church [assembly that meets] in your house:
3 Grace (spiritual blessing and favor) be to all of you and [heart] peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah).
4 I give thanks to my God for you always when I mention you in my prayers,
5 Because I continue to hear of your love and of your loyal faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and [which you show] toward all the saints (God’s consecrated people).
6 [And I pray] that the participation in and sharing of your faith may produce and promote full recognition and appreciation and understanding and precise knowledge of every good [thing] that is ours in [our identification with] Christ Jesus [and unto His glory].
7 For I have derived great joy and comfort and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints [who are your fellow Christians] have been cheered and refreshed through you, [my] brother.
8 Therefore, though I have abundant boldness in Christ to charge you to do what is fitting and required and your duty to do,
9 Yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you just for what I am—I, Paul, an ambassador [of Christ Jesus] and an old man and now a prisoner for His sake also—
10 I appeal to you for my [own spiritual] child, Onesimus [meaning profitable], whom I have begotten [in the faith] while a captive in these chains.
11 Once he was unprofitable to you, but now he is indeed profitable to you as well as to me.
12 I am sending him back to you in [a]his own person, [and it is like sending] my very heart.
13 I would have chosen to keep him with me, in order that he might minister to my needs in your stead during my imprisonment for the Gospel’s sake.
14 But it has been my wish to do nothing about it without first consulting you and getting your consent, in order that your benevolence might not seem to be the result of compulsion or of pressure but might be voluntary [on your part].
15 Perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated [from you] for a while, that you might have him back as yours forever,
16 Not as a slave any longer but as [something] more than a slave, as a brother [Christian], especially dear to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh [as a servant] and in the Lord [as a fellow believer].
17 If then you consider me a partner and a [b]comrade in fellowship, welcome and receive him as you would [welcome and receive] me.
18 And if he has done you any wrong in any way or owes anything [to you], charge that to my account.
19 I, Paul, write it with my own hand, I promise to repay it [in full]—and that is to say nothing [of the fact] that you owe me your very self!
20 Yes, brother, let me have some profit from you in the Lord. Cheer and refresh my heart in Christ.
21 I write to you [perfectly] confident of your obedient compliance, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22 At the same time prepare a guest room [in expectation of extending your hospitality] to me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted [the gracious privilege of coming] to you.
23 Greetings to you from Epaphras, my fellow prisoner here in [the cause of] Christ Jesus (the Messiah),
24 And [from] Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 The grace (blessing and favor) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be with your spirit. Amen (so be it).
Footnotes
- Philemon 1:12 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
- Philemon 1:17 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament.
Filemon
En Levende Bok
Filemon
En Levende Bok
Hilsen
1 Hilsen fra Paulus, som er kastet i fengsel for å ha spredd budskapet om Jesus Kristus[a]. Min medarbeider Timoteus sender også sin hilsen.
Til vår kjære venn og medarbeider Filemon. 2 Til menigheten som har sin møteplass i hjemmet hans. Til vår søster Appia, og vår stridskamerat Arkippus.
3 Vi ber at Gud, vår Far, og Herren Jesus Kristus vil vise dere godhet og fylle dere med fred.
Paulus takker Gud
4 Jeg takker alltid Gud når jeg ber for deg, kjære Filemon. 5 Jeg hører ofte om din tro på Herren Jesus og kjærligheten du viser alle troende. 6 Jeg ber om at den styrken du har gitt andre gjennom din tro, også vil få alle til å innse hvor mye godt de kan utrette for Kristus. 7 Jeg ble selv svært glad og oppmuntret da jeg hørte hvordan du, min bror, gjennom gode gjerninger, har gitt nytt mot til de troende.
Paulus ber for slaven Onesimus
8-9 Takket være vårt lange vennskap, vil jeg nå be deg om en ting. Jeg Paulus, er nå en gammel mann og fange for Jesus Kristi skyld.[b] Jeg kunne nok kreve denne tjenesten av deg i kraft av at oppdraget mitt kommer fra Kristus, men det vil jeg ikke.
10 Det jeg ber deg om, er at du må være god mot Onesimus. Han har blitt som en sønn for meg, etter som han kom til tro ved mitt arbeid her i fengslet. 11 Du hadde ikke spesielt stor nytte av Onesimus[c] før, men nå har han blitt til virkelig nytte for både deg og meg. 12 Når jeg nå sender ham tilbake til deg, er det som om jeg sendte en del av meg selv.
13 Jeg hadde helst ønsket å ha ham igjen her. Da kunne han hjelpe meg i ditt sted siden jeg nå sitter i fengsel for å ha spredd det glade budskapet om Jesus. 14 Jeg ville ikke beholde ham uten først å ha fått din fullmakt. Dersom vi gjør noe godt, skal det jo ikke være av tvang, men av fri vilje. 15 Kanskje kan vi se det på denne måten: Onesimus ble borte fra deg en kort periode, for at du skulle få ham tilbake for alltid! 16 Nå er han ikke bare slaven din, men noe mye mer. Nå er han din elskede bror. Selv elsker jeg ham høyt, men for deg må han bety enda mer. Det gjelder både som slave og som en troende bror som hører Herren Jesus til.
17 Dersom du ser på meg som vennen din, må du ta imot Onesimus på samme måten som du ville ha tatt imot meg. 18 Har han gjort deg urett på noen måte eller er skyldig deg noe, da kan du sette det på min regning. 19 Jeg, Paulus, signerer her med egen hånd[d]: Jeg skal betale tilbake. At du har en større gjeld til meg, etter som du kom til tro på grunn av meg, er en annen sak. 20 Ja, min kjære bror, la meg nå få nytte av at du lever i fellesskap med Herren Jesus. Gjør meg lettet og glad for Jesu Kristi skyld.
21 Dette skriver jeg, fullt overbevist om at du kommer til å gjøre det jeg ber deg om, ja mer enn som så.
Hilsen til slutt
22 En ting til ber jeg deg om: Ha et rom klart til meg. Jeg håper at Gud skal svare på bønnene deres og snart la meg få komme til dere.
23 Epafras, som også sitter i fengsel her for å ha spredd budskapet om Jesus Kristus, hilser til deg. 24 Det gjør også mine medarbeidere Markus, Aristark, Demas og Lukas.
25 Med ønske om at vår Herre Jesus Kristus i sin godhet og kjærlighet vil beskytte dere.
Footnotes
- 1:1 ”Kristus” betyr ”den salvede” på gresk. Blant Israels folk ble konger, prester og profeter salvet med olje før de begynte oppgaven sin. Gud hadde ved profetene lovet å sende en salvet konge som skulle herske over alle folk. Det hebraisk ordet ”Messias” betyr også ”den salvede”.
- 1:8-9 Alternativ oversettelse: Paulus, en representant for Jesus Kristus som nå også sitter i fengsel for hans skyld.
- 1:11 Navnet Onesimus betyr ”nyttig”.
- 1:19 Paulus dikterte brevet for en annen, men skrev dette selv, for at Filemon skulle vite at det var Paulus som lovet å betale tilbake.
Philemon
King James Version
Philemon
King James Version
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 love's 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 flesh, 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 own 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.
Philemon
New International Version
Philemon
New International Version
1 Paul, a prisoner(A) of Christ Jesus, and Timothy(B) our brother,(C)
To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker(D)— 2 also to Apphia our sister and Archippus(E) our fellow soldier(F)—and to the church that meets in your home:(G)
3 Grace and peace to you[a] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(H)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
4 I always thank my God(I) as I remember you in my prayers,(J) 5 because I hear about your love for all his holy people(K) and your faith in the Lord Jesus.(L) 6 I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. 7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,(M) because you, brother, have refreshed(N) the hearts of the Lord’s people.
Paul’s Plea for Onesimus
8 Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, 9 yet I prefer to appeal to you(O) on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner(P) of Christ Jesus— 10 that I appeal to you for my son(Q) Onesimus,[b](R) who became my son while I was in chains.(S) 11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
12 I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you. 13 I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains(T) for the gospel. 14 But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced(U) but would be voluntary. 15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever— 16 no longer as a slave,(V) but better than a slave, as a dear brother.(W) He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.
17 So if you consider me a partner,(X) welcome him as you would welcome me. 18 If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.(Y) 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand.(Z) I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self. 20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh(AA) my heart in Christ. 21 Confident(AB) of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22 And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be(AC) restored to you in answer to your prayers.(AD)
23 Epaphras,(AE) my fellow prisoner(AF) in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. 24 And so do Mark,(AG) Aristarchus,(AH) Demas(AI) and Luke, my fellow workers.(AJ)
25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.(AK)
Footnotes
- Philemon 1:3 The Greek is plural; also in verses 22 and 25; elsewhere in this letter “you” is singular.
- Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means useful.
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