CODEX
SINAITICUS: The New Testament translated from the Sinaitic
Manuscript
Discovered by Constantine Tischendorf at
Copyright ©2004 Jackson H.
Snyder II
PHILEMON
1 Paul, a prisoner of
Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon the beloved, and our
fellow-laborer,
2 and to Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church that is in thy
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 thee in my prayers,
5 hearing of thy love
and faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,
6 that the fellowship of thy faith may become
active in the acknowledgment of every good thing that is in us for Christ
Jesus.
7 For we, have great gratification and comfort in thy love,
because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.
8 Wherefore having great
boldness in Christ to command thee what is becoming,
9 because of love I
rather beseech, being such a one as Paul an aged man, but now also a prisoner
of Christ Jesus,
10 I beseech thee in
behalf of my son, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
11 who for some time was
unprofitable to thee, but now useful
to thee and to me, whom I have sent back.
12 But do thou receive
him, that is my own bowels,
13 whom I would have
retained with myself, that in thy stead he might minister to me in the bonds of
the gospel;
14 but without thy
consent I wished to do nothing, that thy good deed might not be as of
necessity, but according to free will;
15 for perhaps for this
purpose he was separated from thee for an hour, that thou mightest receive him for ever,
16 no longer as a servant, but above a servant, a
brother beloved, especially by me, but how much more by thee, both in the flesh
and in the Lord.
17 If, then, thou regardest me a partner, receive
him as myself.
18 But if in anything he
has wronged thee, or owes thee, charge this to me.
19 I Paul have written
it with my own hand: I will repay: that I may not say to thee that thou owest even thyself to me.
20 Yes, brother, let me
have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.
21 Having confidence in
thy obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than
I say.
22 And at the same time
also prepare for me a lodging; for I hope that through
your prayers I shall be given to you, as a favor.
23 Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus,
salutes thee,
24 also Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my
fellow-laborers.
25 The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with your
spirit.