Paul,Παῦλοςa prisonerδέσμιοςof the MessiahΧριστοῦJesus,ἸησοῦandκαὶTimothyΤιμόθεοςour brother,ὁ ἀδελφὸςto Philemon,Φιλήμονιour beloved friendτῷ ἀγαπητῷ ἡμῶνandκαὶfellow worker,συνεργῷ
andκαὶto ApphiaἈπφίᾳour sister,τῇ ἀδελφῇandκαὶto ArchippusἈρχίππῳour fellow soldier,τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶνandκαὶto the assemblyτῇ ἐκκλησίᾳinκατ’yourσουhouse:οἶκόν
graceχάριςto youὑμῖνandκαὶpeaceεἰρήνηfromἀπὸGodθεοῦour Fatherπατρὸς ἡμῶνandκαὶthe LordκυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah.Χριστοῦ
I thankΕὐχαριστῶmy Godτῷ θεῷ μουalways,πάντοτεmakingποιούμενοςmentionμνείανof youσουinἐπὶmy prayers,τῶν προσευχῶν μου
because I hearἀκούωνof yourσουloveτὴν ἀγάπηνandκαὶof the faithτὴν πίστινthatἣνyou haveἔχειςtowardπρὸςthe Lordτὸν κύριονJesusἸησοῦνandκαὶforεἰςallπάνταςthe saints,τοὺς ἁγίους
and I praythatὅπωςthe sharingἡ κοινωνίαof yourσουfaithτῆς πίστεώςmay becomeγένηταιeffectiveἐνεργὴςinἐνthe knowledgeἐπιγνώσειof everyπαντὸςgood thingἀγαθοῦthat isτοῦinἐνusἡμῖνforεἰςthe Messiah.Χριστόν
ForγὰρI have hadἔσχονmuchπολλὴνjoyχαρὰνandκαὶcomfortπαράκλησινfromἐπὶyour love,τῇ ἀγάπῃ σουbecauseὅτιthe heartsτὰ σπλάγχναof the saintsτῶν ἁγίωνhave been refreshedἀναπέπαυταιthroughδιὰyou,σοῦbrother.ἀδελφέ
Therefore,Διόthough I haveἔχωνmuchπολλὴνboldnessπαρρησίανinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷto commandἐπιτάσσεινyouσοιwhat is fitting,τὸ ἀνῆκον
because ofδιὰloveτὴν ἀγάπηνI ratherμᾶλλονappeal to you,παρακαλῶbeingὢνsuch a manτοιοῦτοςasὡςPaul,Παῦλοςan old man,πρεσβύτηςandδὲnowνυνὶalsoκαὶa prisonerδέσμιοςof the MessiahΧριστοῦJesus.Ἰησοῦ
I appealπαρακαλῶto youσεforπερὶmyτοῦ ἐμοῦchild,τέκνουwhomὃνI fatheredἐγέννησαinἐνmychains,τοῖς δεσμοῖςOnesimus,Ὀνήσιμον
whoτόνonceποτέwasuselessἄχρηστονto you,σοιbutδὲnowνυνὶisusefulεὔχρηστονto youσοὶandκαὶto me.ἐμοὶ
I have sentἀνέπεμψάhimαὐτόνback to you,ὃν σοιhim who isτοῦτ’ ἔστινmy veryτὰ ἐμὰheart.σπλάγχνα
Iἐγὼwantedἐβουλόμηνto keepκατέχεινhimὃνwithπρὸςme,ἐμαυτὸνso thatἵναon behalf ofὑπὲρyouσοῦhe might serveδιακονῇmeμοιinἐνthe chainsτοῖς δεσμοῖςof the good news;τοῦ εὐαγγελίου
butδὲwithoutχωρὶςyourτῆς σῆςconsentγνώμηςI wantedἠθέλησαto doποιῆσαιnothing,οὐδὲνso thatἵναyourσουgood deedτὸ ἀγαθόνmight notμὴbeᾖasὡςbyκατὰcompulsionἀνάγκηνbutἀλλὰofκατὰfree will.ἑκούσιον
Forγὰρperhapsτάχαforδιὰthis reasonτοῦτοhe was separated from youἐχωρίσθηforπρὸςa while,ὥρανso thatἵναyou might haveἀπέχῃςhimαὐτὸνbackἀπέχῃςforever,αἰώνιον
no longerοὐκέτιasὡςa slave,δοῦλονbutἀλλὰmore thanὑπὲρa slave,δοῦλονa belovedἀγαπητόνbrother,ἀδελφὸνespeciallyμάλισταto me,ἐμοίbutδὲhowπόσῳmuch moreμᾶλλονto you,σοὶbothκαὶinἐνthe fleshσαρκὶandκαὶinἐνthe Lord.κυρίῳ
SoοὖνifΕἰyou considerἔχειςmeμεa partner,κοινωνόνreceiveπροσλαβοῦhimαὐτὸνasὡςyou wouldme.ἐμέ
Andδέifεἰhe has wrongedἠδίκησένyouσεin anythingτιorἢowes you anything,ὀφείλειchargeἐλλόγαthisτοῦτοto me.ἐμοὶ
I,ἐγὼPaul,Παῦλοςwrite thisἔγραψαwith my ownτῇ ἐμῇhand:χειρίIἐγὼwill repay itἀποτίσω—notἵνα μὴto mentionλέγωto youσοιthatὅτιyou oweπροσοφείλειςmeμοιevenκαὶyour own self.σεαυτόν
Yes,ναίbrother,ἀδελφέlet meἐγώhave some benefitὀναίμηνfrom youσουinἐνthe Lord;κυρίῳrefreshἀνάπαυσόνmyμουheartτὰ σπλάγχναinἐνthe Messiah.Χριστῷ
Confidentπεποιθὼςof yourτῇ σουobedience,ὑπακοῇI writeἔγραψάto you,σοιknowingεἰδὼςthatὅτιyou will doποιήσειςevenκαὶmore thanὑπὲρwhatἃI say.λέγω
Andδὲat the same timeἅμαalsoκαὶprepareἑτοίμαζέa guest roomξενίανfor me,μοιforγὰρI hopeἐλπίζωthatὅτιthroughδιὰyourὑμῶνprayersτῶν προσευχῶνI will be grantedχαρισθήσομαιto you.ὑμῖν
Epaphras,Ἐπαφρᾶςmyμουfellow prisonerὁ συναιχμάλωτόςinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesus,ἸησοῦgreetsἈσπάζεταίyou,σε
as doMark,ΜᾶρκοςAristarchus,ἈρίσταρχοςDemas,ΔημᾶςandLuke,Λουκᾶςmyμουfellow workers.οἱ συνεργοί
The graceἩ χάριςof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦbewithμετὰyourὑμῶνspirit.τοῦ πνεύματος