| 1 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker | 1 Παυλος, δεσμιος του Ιησου Χριστου, και Τιμοθεος ο αδελφος, προς Φιλημονα τον αγαπητον και συνεργον ημων |
| 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: | 2 και την Απφιαν την αγαπητην και Αρχιππον τον συστρατιωτην ημων και την κατ' οικον σου εκκλησιαν? |
| 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | 3 χαρις ειη υμιν και ειρηνη απο Θεου Πατρος ημων και Κυριου Ιησου Χριστου. |
| 4 I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, | 4 Ευχαριστω τον Θεον μου και μνημονευω σε παντοτε εν ταις προσευχαις μου, |
| 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints, | 5 ακουων την αγαπην σου και την πιστιν, την οποιαν εχεις προς τον Κυριον Ιησουν και εις παντας τους αγιους, |
| 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. | 6 δια να γεινη η κοινωνια της πιστεως σου ενεργος δια της φανερωσεως παντος καλου του εν υμιν εις Χριστον Ιησουν. |
| 7 For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. | 7 Διοτι χαραν πολλην εχομεν και παρηγοριαν δια την αγαπην σου, επειδη τα σπλαγχνα των αγιων ανεπαυθησαν δια σου, αδελφε. |
| 8 Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, | 8 Οθεν, αν και εχω εν Χριστω πολλην παρρησιαν να επιταττω εις σε το πρεπον, |
| 9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you--I, Paul, an ambassador and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus-- | 9 ομως δια την αγαπην μαλλον σε παρακαλω, τοιουτος ων ως Παυλος ο γερων, τωρα δε και δεσμιος του Ιησου Χριστου, |
| 10 I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. | 10 σε παρακαλω υπερ του τεκνου μου, τον οποιον εγεννησα εν τοις δεσμοις μου, υπερ του Ονησιμου, |
| 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) | 11 οστις ητο ποτε αχρηστος εις σε, τωρα δε εις σε και εις εμε ειναι χρησιμος, |
| 12 I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. | 12 τον οποιον πεμπω οπισω. Συ δε αυτον, τουτεστι τα σπλαγχνα μου, δεχθητι? |
| 13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel; | 13 τον οποιον εγω ηθελον να κρατω πλησιον μου, δια να με υπηρετη αντι σου εν τοις δεσμοις του ευαγγελιου? |
| 14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will. | 14 χωρις ομως της γνωμης σου δεν ηθελησα να καμω ουδεν, δια να μη ηναι το αγαθον σου ως κατ' αναγκην, αλλ' εκουσιως. |
| 15 Perhaps this is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back for ever, | 15 Διοτι ισως δια τουτο εχωρισθη προς ωραν, δια να απολαβης αυτον διαπαντος, |
| 16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. | 16 ουχι πλεον ως δουλον, αλλ' υπερ δουλον, αδελφον αγαπητον, μαλιστα εις εμε, ποσω δε μαλλον εις σε και κατα σαρκα και εν Κυριω. |
| 17 So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. | 17 Εαν λοιπον εχης εμε κοινωνον, δεχθητι αυτον ως εμε. |
| 18 If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. | 18 Και εαν σε ηδικησεν εις τι η χρεωστη, λογαριαζε τουτο εις εμε? |
| 19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand, I will repay it--to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. | 19 εγω ο Παυλος εγραψα με την χειρα μου, εγω θελω πληρωσει? δια να μη σοι λεγω οτι και σεαυτον ετι μοι χρεωστεις. |
| 20 Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. | 20 Ναι, αδελφε, ειθε να λαβω εγω ταυτην την χαριν παρα σου εν Κυριω? αναπαυσον μου τα σπλαγχνα εν Κυριω. |
| 21 Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. | 21 Πεποιθως εις την υπακοην σου εγραψα προς σε, εξευρων οτι και πλειοτερον αφ' ο, τι λεγω θελεις καμει. |
| 22 At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping through your prayers to be granted to you. | 22 Ενταυτω δε ετοιμαζε μοι και καταλυμα? επειδη ελπιζω οτι δια των προσευχων σας θελω χαρισθη εις εσας. |
| 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, | 23 Ασπαζονται σε Επαφρας ο συναιχμαλωτος μου εν Χριστω Ιησου, |
| 24 and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. | 24 Μαρκος, Αρισταρχος, Δημας, Λουκας, οι συνεργοι μου. |
| 25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. | 25 Η χαρις του Κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου ειη μετα του πνευματος υμων. Αμην. |