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基督耶稣的囚犯保罗,以及弟兄提摩太

致我们亲爱的弟兄和同工腓利门 还有姐妹[a]阿菲娅和我们的战友阿其波斯,以及在你家里的教会:

愿恩典与平安从神我们的父和主耶稣基督临到你们!

为腓利门感恩

我在祷告中提到你的时候,总是感谢我的神, 因为我听说了你对主耶稣和所有圣徒所怀的爱心和信仰。 藉着认识在我们[b]中间为基督[c]所做的[d]一切美善之事,愿你在信仰上的契合[e]能发挥功效。 实际上,我由于你的爱得了极大的喜乐[f]和鼓励,因为弟兄啊,圣徒们的情感藉着你得了安宁。

保罗的请求

所以,虽然我在基督里大有胆量,可以吩咐你去做[g]合宜的事, 但为了爱的缘故,我宁愿恳求你。我[h]保罗——像我这样一个老人[i],而现在又是基督耶稣的囚犯—— 10 为我在捆锁中所生的孩子[j]奥尼斯莫[k],恳求你。 11 他从前对你没有益处,但如今对你、对我都有益处了。 12 我把他本人送回你那里,就是说,把我的情感送回你那里。 13 我本来想把他留在自己身边,好让他在我为福音被捆锁的期间,能替你服事我。 14 但是没有你的同意,我就不愿意做什么,好让你的美善之事不是出于勉强,而是出于自愿。 15 其实,他暂时离开你,或许正是为了使你可以永远得着他—— 16 不再像一个奴仆,而是高于奴仆,是一位蒙爱的弟兄。他对我尤其是这样,更何况对你呢!无论是在肉体上或在主里面都是这样。

17 因此,你如果把我当做同伴,就请接纳他,像接纳我一样。 18 如果他亏负过你什么,或现在欠了你什么,请把它算在我的账上。 19 保罗亲手写下:我必偿还——免得我对你说,连你自己也是欠我的呢! 20 是的,弟兄!愿我在主里从你得到喜乐[l],请你使我的情感在基督[m]里得到安宁。 21 我深信你会顺从,就写了信给你,因为我知道你所做的甚至会超过我所求的。 22 同时还请你为我预备住处,因为我希望藉着你们的祷告,能回到你们那里去。

结尾的祝福

23 在基督耶稣里与我一起坐牢的以帕弗拉问候你。 24 我的同工马可亚里达古迪马斯路加也都问候你。

25 愿我们主耶稣基督的恩典与你们的灵同在![n]

Footnotes

  1. 腓利门书 1:2 姐妹——有古抄本作“蒙爱的”。
  2. 腓利门书 1:6 我们——有古抄本作“你们”。
  3. 腓利门书 1:6 基督——有古抄本作“基督耶稣”。
  4. 腓利门书 1:6 所做的——辅助词语。
  5. 腓利门书 1:6 契合——或译作“沟通”或“分享”。
  6. 腓利门书 1:7 喜乐——有古抄本作“恩典”或“感谢”。
  7. 腓利门书 1:8 去做——辅助词语。
  8. 腓利门书 1:9 我——辅助词语。
  9. 腓利门书 1:9 老人——或译作“年长的”或“年老的”。
  10. 腓利门书 1:10 我……所生的孩子——指“保罗带他信耶稣”。参《哥林多前书》4:15。
  11. 腓利门书 1:10 奥尼斯莫——意思为“有益处的”。
  12. 腓利门书 1:20 喜乐——或译作“益处”。
  13. 腓利门书 1:20 基督——有古抄本作“主”。
  14. 腓利门书 1:25 有古抄本附“阿们。”

Greeting

Paul,(A) a prisoner(B) of Christ Jesus,(C) and Timothy(D) our brother:

To Philemon our dear friend and coworker, to Apphia our sister,[a] to Archippus(E) our fellow soldier,(F) and to the church that meets in your home.(G)

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philemon’s Love and Faith

I always thank my God when I mention you in my prayers, because I hear of your love(H) and faith toward[b] the Lord Jesus and for all the saints. I pray that your participation in the faith may become effective(I) through knowing every good thing(J) that is in us[c] for the glory of Christ. For I have great joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed(K) through you, brother.

An Appeal for Onesimus

For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right, I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man[d] and now also as a prisoner(L) of Christ Jesus, 10 appeal to you for my son,(M) Onesimus.[e](N) I fathered[f](O) him while I was in chains. 11 Once he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me. 12 I am sending him back to you as a part of myself.[g][h] 13 I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place. 14 But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will. 15 For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a brief time, so that you might get him back permanently, 16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave—as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but even more to you, both in the flesh(P) and in the Lord.[i](Q)

17 So if you consider me a partner, accept(R) him as you would me. 18 And if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.(S) 19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand:(T) I will repay it—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self. 20 Yes, brother, may I have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ. 21 Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22 But meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

Final Greetings

23 Epaphras,(U) my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, and so do 24 Mark,(V) Aristarchus,(W) Demas, and Luke,(X) my coworkers.

25 The grace of the Lord[j](Y) Jesus Christ be with your spirit.(Z)

Footnotes

  1. Philemon 1:2 Other mss read our beloved
  2. Philemon 1:5 Lit faith that you have toward
  3. Philemon 1:6 Other mss read in you
  4. Philemon 1:9 Or an ambassador
  5. Philemon 1:10 In Gk, Onesimus means useful.
  6. Philemon 1:10 Referring to the fact that Paul led him to Christ; 1Co 4:15
  7. Philemon 1:12 Other mss read him back. Receive him as a part of myself.
  8. Philemon 1:12 Lit you—that is, my inward parts
  9. Philemon 1:16 Both physically and spiritually
  10. Philemon 1:25 Other mss read our Lord