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Filemone
La Nuova Diodati
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.
Philemon
New International Version
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
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.
La Nuova Diodati (LND)
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