001:001 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother:
To Philemon our dearly-loved fellow labourer—

001:002 and to our sister Apphia and our comrade Archippus—
as well as to the Church in your house.

001:003 May grace be granted to you all, and peace, from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.

001:004 I give continual thanks to my God while making mention of you,
my brother, in my prayers,

001:005 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you
have towards the Lord Jesus and which you manifest towards
all God's people;

001:006 praying as I do, that their participation in your faith may
result in others fully recognizing all the right affection
that is in us toward Christ.

001:007 For I have found great joy and comfort in your love,
because the hearts of God's people have been, and are,
refreshed through you, my brother.

001:008 Therefore, though I might with Christ's authority speak very freely and order you to do what is fitting,

001:009 it is for love's sake that—instead of that—although I am none other than Paul the aged, and am now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,

001:010 I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have
become while in my chains—I mean Onesimus.

001:011 Formerly he was useless to you, but now—true to his name—
he is of great use to you and to me.

001:012 I am sending him back to you, though in so doing I send
part of myself.

001:013 It was my wish to keep him at my side for him to attend
to my wants, as your representative, during my imprisonment
for the Good News.

001:014 Only I wished to do nothing without your consent, so that
his kind action of yours might not be done under pressure,
but might be a voluntary one.

001:015 For perhaps it was for this reason he was parted from you for a time, that you might receive him back wholly and for ever yours;

001:016 no longer as a slave, but as something better than a slave— a brother peculiarly dear to me, and even dearer to you, both as a servant and as a fellow Christian.

001:017 If therefore you regard me as a comrade, receive him as if
he were I myself.

001:018 And if he was ever dishonest or is in your debt, debit me
with the amount.

001:019 I Paul write this with my own hand—I will pay you in full.
(I say nothing of the fact that you owe me even your own self.)

001:020 Yes, brother, do me this favour for the Lord's sake.
Refresh my heart in Christ.

001:021 I write to you in the full confidence that you will meet my wishes,
for I know you will do even more than I say.

001:022 And at the same time provide accommodation for me; for I hope
that through your prayers I shall be permitted to come to you.

001:023 Greetings to you, my brother, from Epaphras my fellow prisoner
for the sake of Christ Jesus;

001:024 and from Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.

001:025 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit of every one of you.

*****

Produced by Martin Ward Updated editions will replace the previous one—the old editions will be renamed.

* You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the work.

1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further opportunities to fix the problem.

1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS', WITH NO OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.

1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions.

The Foundation's principal office is in Fairbanks, Alaska, with the mailing address: PO Box 750175, Fairbanks, AK 99775, but its volunteers and employees are scattered throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up to date contact information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact

For additional contact information:

The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate

While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who approach us with offers to donate.

International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.

Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: www.gutenberg.org