Philemon:1:8-25
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Wherefore ,
though I have much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is befitting ,
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yet for love
s sake I beseech thee rather ;
being such a one as Paul an old man ,
and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus ,
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I beseech thee for my child ,
whom I begot in my bonds ,
Onesimus ;
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who in time past was unprofitable to thee ,
but is now profitable to thee and to me ;
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whom I have sent back ;
and do thou him ,
that is ,
my own flesh .
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Whom I would have retained with me ,
that in thy stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel ;
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but I chose to do nothing without thy consent ,
that thy benefit may be not as from necessity ,
but willingly .
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For perhaps he was separated from thee for a season to this end ,
that thou shouldst receive him back as thine for ever ;
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no longer as a bond
servant ,
but above a bond
servant ,
a brother beloved ,
especially to me ,
but how much more to thee ,
both in the flesh ,
and in the Lord !
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If thou then regardest me as a partner ,
receive him as myself .
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And if he wronged thee in anything ,
or oweth thee ,
put that to my account .
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I Paul have written it with my own hand ,
I will repay it ;
not to say to thee ,
that to me thou owest even thy own self besides .
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Yea ,
brother ,
let me have joy of thee in the Lord ;
refresh my heart in Christ .
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Having confidence in thy obedience I have written to thee ,
knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say .
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And at the same time make ready a lodging for me ;
for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted to you .
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Epaphras ,
my fellow
prisoner in Christ Jesus ,
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Mark ,
Aristarchus ,
Demas ,
Luke ,
my fellow
laborers ,
salute thee .
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit .
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