Filemon
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
1 Si Pablo, na bilanggo ni Cristo Jesus, at si Timoteo na ating kapatid kay Filemon na aming minamahal at kamanggagawa,
2 At kay Apia na ating kapatid na babae, at kay Arquipo na kapuwa kawal namin, at sa iglesia sa iyong bahay:
3 Sumainyo nawa ang biyaya at kapayapaang mula sa Dios na ating Ama at sa Panginoong Jesucristo.
4 Nagpapasalamat akong lagi sa aking Dios, na ikaw ay binabanggit ko sa aking mga panalangin,
5 Sa pagkabalita ko ng iyong pagibig, at ng pananampalataya mo sa Panginoong Jesus, at sa lahat ng mga banal;
6 Upang ang pakikipagkaisa ng iyong pananampalataya, ay maging mabisa sa pagkaalam ng bawa't mabuting bagay na nasa iyo, sa kay Cristo.
7 Sapagka't ako'y totoong nagalak at naaliw sa iyong pagibig, sapagka't ang mga puso ng mga banal ay naginhawahan sa pamamagitan mo, kapatid.
8 Kaya, bagama't kay Cristo ay mayroon akong buong pagkakatiwala upang ipagtagubilin ko sa iyo ang nauukol,
9 Gayon ma'y alangalang sa pagibig ay bagkus akong namamanhik, kung sa bagay akong si Pablo ay matanda na, at ngayon nama'y bilanggo ni Cristo Jesus:
10 Ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo ang aking anak, na aking ipinanganak sa aking mga tanikala, si Onesimo,
11 Na nang unang panahon ay hindi mo pinakinabangan, datapuwa't ngayon ay may pakikinabangin ka at ako man:
12 Na siya'y aking pinabalik sa iyo sa kaniyang sariling katawan, sa makatuwid baga'y, ang aking sariling puso:
13 Na ibig ko sanang pigilin siya sa aking piling, upang sa iyong pangalan ay paglingkuran ako sa mga tanikala ng evangelio:
14 Datapuwa't kung wala kang pasiya ay wala akong magagawang anoman; upang ang iyong kabutihang-loob ay huwag maging tila sa pagkakailangan, kundi sa sariling kalooban.
15 Sapagka't marahil sa ganito siya'y nahiwalay sa iyo sa sangdaling panahon, upang siya'y mapasa iyo magpakailan man;
16 Na hindi na alipin, kundi higit sa alipin, isang kapatid na minamahal, lalong lalo na sa akin, nguni't gaano pa kaya sa iyo, na siya'y minamahal mo maging sa laman at gayon din sa Panginoon.
17 Kung ako nga ay inaari mong kasama, ay tanggapin mo siyang tila ako rin.
18 Nguni't kung siya'y nagkasala sa iyo ng anoman, o may utang sa iyong anoman, ay ibilang mo sa akin;
19 Akong si Pablo na sumusulat nito ng aking sariling kamay, ay siyang magbabayad sa iyo: hindi sa sinasabi ko sa iyo na ikaw man ay utang mo pa sa akin.
20 Oo, kapatid, magkaroon nawa ako ng katuwaan sa iyo sa Panginoon: panariwain mo ang aking puso kay Cristo.
21 Kita'y sinulatan sa pagkakatiwala sa iyong pagtalima, palibhasa'y aking nalalaman na gagawin mo ang higit pa kay sa aking sinasabi.
22 Datapuwa't bago ang lahat ay ipaghanda mo ako ng matutuluyan: sapagka't inaasahan kong sa pamamagitan ng inyong mga panalangin ay ipagkakaloob ako sa inyo.
23 Binabati ka ni Epafras, na aking kasama sa pagkabilanggo kay Cristo Jesus;
24 At gayon din ni Marcos, ni Aristarco, ni Demas, at ni Lucas na aking mga kamanggagawa.
25 Ang biyaya ng ating Panginoong Jesucristo ay sumainyo nawang espiritu. Siya nawa.
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.
Philemon
King James Version
1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
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