¹ Paul, a prisoner of Messiah Yeshua, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,

² and to Apphia our sister¹, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the congregation in your house:

1. M TR read "to the beloved Apphia" instead of "and to Apphia our sister"

³ Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.

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

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

⁶ that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Messiah¹.

1. M TR add "Yeshua"

⁷ For I have much joy¹ and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

1. M reads "thankfulness" instead of "joy"

⁸ Therefore, though I have all boldness in Messiah to command you that which is appropriate,

⁹ yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Yeshua the Messiah.

¹⁰ I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,¹

1. Onesimus means "useful"

¹¹ who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.

¹² I am sending back to you¹, him who is my very heart,

1. NU Vg. M TR omit "to you"

¹³ whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.

¹⁴ But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

¹⁵ For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,

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

¹⁷ If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.

¹⁸ But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account.

¹⁹ I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).

²⁰ Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Messiah¹.

1. NU P. M TR read "the Lord" instead of "Messiah"

²¹ Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.

²² Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

²³ Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Messiah Yeshua, greets you,

²⁴ as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

²⁵ The grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with your spirit.¹

1. M TR add "Amen"