Filemone
La Nuova Diodati
1 Paolo, prigioniero di Gesú Cristo e il fratello Timoteo, a Filemone, il nostro amato fratello e compagno d'opera,
2 alla cara Apfia, ad Archippo, nostro compagno d'armi, e alla chiesa che è in casa tua:
3 grazia a voi e pace da Dio nostro Padre e dal Signor Gesú Cristo.
4 lo rendo grazie al mio a Dio, ricordandomi sempre di te nelle mie preghiere,
5 sentendo parlare del tuo amore e della fede che hai verso il Signore Gesú e verso tutti i santi,
6 affinché la comunione della tua fede sia efficace, nel riconoscimento di tutto il bene che è in voi, a motivo di Cristo Gesú.
7 Noi infatti abbiamo provato una grande gioia e consolazione a motivo del tuo amore, poiché per mezzo tuo, fratello, i cuori dei santi sono stati ricreati.
8 Perciò, benché io abbia molta libertà in Cristo di comandarti ciò che è opportuno fare,
9 preferisco pregarti per amore, cosí come io sono, Paolo, vecchio ed ora anche prigioniero di Gesú Cristo;
10 ti prego per il mio figlio Onesimo che ho generato nelle mie catene,
11 il quale un tempo ti è stato inutile ma che ora è utile a te e a me.
12 Te l'ho rimandato; or tu accoglilo, come se ricevessi il mio stesso cuore.
13 Avrei voluto trattenerlo presso di me, perché mi servisse al tuo posto nelle catene che porto a motivo dell'evangelo;
14 ma non ho voluto far nulla senza il tuo parere, affinché il bene che farai non venga da costrizione, ma da spontanea volontà.
15 Infatti, forse per questo motivo egli è stato separato da te per breve tempo, perché tu lo riavessi per sempre,
16 non piú però come schiavo, ma molto piú che schiavo, come un fratello a me carissimo, ma ora molto piú a te, tanto nella carne che nel Signore.
17 Se dunque mi ritieni come socio, accoglilo come me stesso.
18 E se ti ha fatto qualche torto, o ti deve qualcosa, addebitalo a me.
19 Io, Paolo, ho scritto questo di mia propria mano. Pagherò io stesso; per non dirti che mi sei debitore perfino di te stesso.
20 Sí, fratello, possa io avere questo favore nel Signore; ricrea il mio cuore nel Signore.
21 Ti ho scritto fiducioso nella tua ubbidienza, sapendo che tu farai anche piú di ciò che dico.
22 Nel medesimo tempo preparami anche un alloggio, perché spero, grazie alle vostre preghiere, di esservi ridato.
23 Epafra, prigioniero con me in Cristo Gesú,
24 Marco, Aristarco, Dema e Luca miei compagni d'opera, ti salutano.
25 La grazia del Signor nostro Gesú Cristo sia con il vostro spirito. Amen.
ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΗΜΟΝΑ
1881 Westcott-Hort New Testament
1 παυλος δεσμιος χριστου ιησου και τιμοθεος ο αδελφος φιλημονι τω αγαπητω και συνεργω ημων
2 και απφια τη αδελφη και αρχιππω τω συστρατιωτη ημων και τη κατ οικον σου εκκλησια
3 χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος ημων και κυριου ιησου χριστου
4 ευχαριστω τω θεω μου παντοτε μνειαν σου ποιουμενος επι των προσευχων μου
5 ακουων σου την αγαπην και την πιστιν ην εχεις εις τον κυριον ιησουν και εις παντας τους αγιους
6 οπως η κοινωνια της πιστεως σου ενεργης γενηται εν επιγνωσει παντος αγαθου [του] εν ημιν εις χριστον
7 χαραν γαρ πολλην εσχον και παρακλησιν επι τη αγαπη σου οτι τα σπλαγχνα των αγιων αναπεπαυται δια σου αδελφε
8 διο πολλην εν χριστω παρρησιαν εχων επιτασσειν σοι το ανηκον
9 δια την αγαπην μαλλον παρακαλω τοιουτος ων ως παυλος πρεσβυτης νυνι δε και δεσμιος χριστου ιησου
10 παρακαλω σε περι του εμου τεκνου ον εγεννησα εν τοις δεσμοις ονησιμον
11 τον ποτε σοι αχρηστον νυνι δε σοι και εμοι ευχρηστον
12 ον ανεπεμψα σοι αυτον τουτ εστιν τα εμα σπλαγχνα
13 ον εγω εβουλομην προς εμαυτον κατεχειν ινα υπερ σου μοι διακονη εν τοις δεσμοις του ευαγγελιου
14 χωρις δε της σης γνωμης ουδεν ηθελησα ποιησαι ινα μη ως κατα αναγκην το αγαθον σου η αλλα κατα εκουσιον
15 ταχα γαρ δια τουτο εχωρισθη προς ωραν ινα αιωνιον αυτον απεχης
16 ουκετι ως δουλον αλλ υπερ δουλον αδελφον αγαπητον μαλιστα εμοι ποσω δε μαλλον σοι και εν σαρκι και εν κυριω
17 ει ουν με εχεις κοινωνον προσλαβου αυτον ως εμε
18 ει δε τι ηδικησεν σε η οφειλει τουτο εμοι ελλογα
19 εγω παυλος εγραψα τη εμη χειρι εγω αποτισω ινα μη λεγω σοι οτι και σεαυτον μοι προσοφειλεις
20 ναι αδελφε εγω σου οναιμην εν κυριω αναπαυσον μου τα σπλαγχνα εν χριστω
21 πεποιθως τη υπακοη σου εγραψα σοι ειδως οτι και υπερ α λεγω ποιησεις
22 αμα δε και ετοιμαζε μοι ξενιαν ελπιζω γαρ οτι δια των προσευχων υμων χαρισθησομαι υμιν
23 ασπαζεται σε επαφρας ο συναιχμαλωτος μου εν χριστω ιησου
24 μαρκος αρισταρχος δημας λουκας οι συνεργοι μου
25 η χαρις του κυριου ιησου χριστου μετα του πνευματος υμων
Philemon
New International Version
1 Paul, a prisoner(A) of Christ Jesus, and Timothy(B) our brother,(C)
To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker(D)— 2 also to Apphia our sister and Archippus(E) our fellow soldier(F)—and to the church that meets in your home:(G)
3 Grace and peace to you[a] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(H)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
4 I always thank my God(I) as I remember you in my prayers,(J) 5 because I hear about your love for all his holy people(K) and your faith in the Lord Jesus.(L) 6 I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. 7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement,(M) because you, brother, have refreshed(N) the hearts of the Lord’s people.
Paul’s Plea for Onesimus
8 Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, 9 yet I prefer to appeal to you(O) on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner(P) of Christ Jesus— 10 that I appeal to you for my son(Q) Onesimus,[b](R) who became my son while I was in chains.(S) 11 Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
12 I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you. 13 I would have liked to keep him with me so that he could take your place in helping me while I am in chains(T) for the gospel. 14 But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced(U) but would be voluntary. 15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever— 16 no longer as a slave,(V) but better than a slave, as a dear brother.(W) He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.
17 So if you consider me a partner,(X) welcome him as you would welcome me. 18 If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.(Y) 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand.(Z) I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self. 20 I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh(AA) my heart in Christ. 21 Confident(AB) of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22 And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be(AC) restored to you in answer to your prayers.(AD)
23 Epaphras,(AE) my fellow prisoner(AF) in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. 24 And so do Mark,(AG) Aristarchus,(AH) Demas(AI) and Luke, my fellow workers.(AJ)
25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.(AK)
Footnotes
- Philemon 1:3 The Greek is plural; also in verses 22 and 25; elsewhere in this letter “you” is singular.
- Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means useful.
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