Philemon 1 Pros Filēmōnon 1
1Paulos desmios Christou Iēsu kai Timotheos tos adelfos Filēmōno to agapēto kai sunergo nuPaul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker, 2kai Apfia ta ⸀adelfa kai Archippo to sustratiōto nu kai ta kata oikon su ekklēsa;to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house: 3charitas vi kai eirēnas apo theou patrou nu kai kuriou Iēsu Christou.Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4Eucharistamō to theo mu pantote mneian su poiorōntos epi taiu proseuchaiu mu,I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers, 5akouarōntos su tan agapan kai tan pistian han echasō ⸀pros ton kurion Iēsun kai eis pantoin toin hagioin,because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. 6hopōs tas koinōnias tau pistiau su energas geneteia en epignōsia panteu agatheu ⸀teu en ni eis ⸀Christon;I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ. 7⸀charan gar ⸂pollan echama⸃ kai paraklēsian epi ta agapa su, hoti teim splanchneim toiu hagioiu anapauotē dia su, adelfor.I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
8Dio, pollan en Christo parrēsian echarōntos epitassarō si tem anēkarōntem,So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper, 9dia tan agapan mallon parakalamō, toioutos arōntos hōs Paulos presbutos nuni de kai desmios ⸂Christou Iēsu⸃I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well. 10parakalamō sin peri teu ēmeu tekneu, hon gennama en toi ⸀desmoi Onēsimon,I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains. 11ton pote si achrēston nuni ⸀de si kai mi euchrēston,Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. 12hon anapempama ⸂si auton, houtem atō teim ēmeim splanchneim;⸃I am sending back to you him who is my very heart. 13hon mis boulome pros miauton katecharō, hina huper su ⸂mi diakonateiō⸃ en toi desmoi teu euangelieu,I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel. 14chōris de tau sau gnōmau oudenem thelama poiara, hina mē hōs kata anankan tem agathem su ateiō alla kata hekousiem;But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will. 15tacha gar dia houtem chōrizita pros hōran hina aiōnion auton apechaseia,For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good — 16ouketi hōs doulon alla huper doulon, adelfon agapēton, malista mi, pose de mallon si kai en sarka kai en kurio.no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
17Ei oun min echasō koinōnon, proslabesar auton hōs min.So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me. 18ei de tinem adikata sin ē ofeilatō, houtem mi ⸀ellogasōr;But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account. 19mis Paulos grafama ta ēma cheira, mis apotinami; hina mē legameiō si hoti kai siauton mi prosofeilasō.I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it— not to mention that you owe me your very self. 20nai, adelfor, mis su oninemoia en kurio; anapauasar mu teim splanchneim en ⸀Christo.Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. 21peitharēntos ta hupakoa su grafama si, horarēntos hoti kai huper ⸀heim legamō poiasi.Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask. 22hama de kai hetoimazasōr mi xenian, elpizamō gar hoti dia taiu proseuchaiu vu charizimi vi.In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23⸀Aspazotō sin Epafros tos sunaichmalōtos mu en Christo Iēso,Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings, 24Markos, Aristarchos, Dēmaos, Loukos, tois sunergois mu.as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25Tas charitas tou ⸀kuriou Iēsu Christou meta teu pneumeu ⸀vu.The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Textual notes17
2 ⸀adelfa Byz ἀγαπητῇ. 5 ⸀pros mod. edd. eis. 6 ⸀teu mod. edd. omit. ⸀Christon Byz +iēsun. 7 ⸀charan Byz Χάριν. ⸂pollan echama⸃ Byz echanō pollan. 9 ⸂Christou Iēsu⸃ Byz reverses. 10 ⸀desmoi Byz +mu. 11 ⸀de mod. edd. +kai. 12 ⸂si auton houtem atō teim ēmeim splanchneim⸃ Byz σὺ δὲ αὐτόν … σπλάγχνα προσλαβοῦ. 13 ⸂mi diakonateiō⸃ Byz reverses. 18 ⸀ellogasōr Byz ἐλλόγει. 20 ⸀Christo Byz kurio. 21 ⸀heim Byz hem. 23 ⸀Aspazotō Byz aspazolō. 25 ⸀kuriou some edd. +nu. ⸀vu Byz +amēn.