¹ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-worker,

² and to Apphia the beloved, and to 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.

⁴ I thank my God always making mention of you in my prayers,

⁵ hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints,

⁶ so that the fellowship of your faith may operate in a full knowledge of every good thing in you for Jesus Christ.

⁷ For we have much joy and encouragement over your love, in that the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

⁸ Because of this, having much boldness in Christ to enjoin you to do what is becoming,

⁹ rather because of love I entreat, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ;

¹⁰ I entreat you concerning my child Onesimus, whom I fathered in my bonds,

¹¹ the one once worthless to you, but now useful to you and to me; whom I sent back to you.

¹² Even receive him, that is, my heart;

¹³ Whom I resolved to hold with myself, that for you he minister to me in the bonds of the gospel.

¹⁴ But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your good might not be by way of necessity, but by way of willingness.

¹⁵ For perhaps for this he was separated for an hour, that you might receive him eternally;

¹⁶ no longer as a slave, but beyond a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, and how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

¹⁷ Then if you have me as a partner, receive him as me.

¹⁸ And if he wronged you in anything, or owes, reckon this to me.

¹⁹ I, Paul, wrote with my hand; I will repay (that I not say to you that you even owe yourself to me also).

²⁰ Yes, brother, that I may have your help in the Lord, refresh my heart in the Lord.

²¹ Trusting to your obedience, I wrote to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

²² But at once prepare lodging for me; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be given to you.

²³ Epaphras, my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus, greets you,

²⁴ also my fellow-workers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke.

²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.