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Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
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Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
1 Od Pavla, zarobljenika radi Isusa Krista, i Timoteja, našega brata.
Filemonu, našemu dragom prijatelju i suradniku. 2 I Apiji, našoj sestri; i Arhipu, našem suborcu; i Crkvi koja se sastaje u tvom domu.
3 Neka s vama bude milost i mir od Boga, našeg Oca, i od Gospodina Isusa Krista!
Zahvala
4 Neprekidno zahvaljujem Bogu i spominjem te u svojim molitvama. 5 Čuo sam o tvojoj vjeri u Gospodina Isusa i o tvojoj ljubavi za sve Božje ljude. 6 Moja je molitva da nam zajedništvo koje imamo u vjeri donese dublje razumijevanje svakog dobra koje imamo u Kristu. 7 Vrlo sam se obradovao i ohrabrio zbog tvoje ljubavi, brate, jer si razveselio srca Božjih ljudi.
8 Premda bih ti, u Kristu, mogao narediti što da učiniš, radije ti se obraćam s ljubavlju. 9 Ja, starac Pavao, sada i zarobljenik radi Isusa Krista, 10 molim te za svoga sina Onezima, kojemu sam u zatvoru postao duhovni otac. 11 Prije ti je bio beskoristan, ali sada je koristan[a], ne samo tebi nego i meni.
12 Šaljem ga natrag k tebi i mogao bih reći da, šaljući njega, šaljem svoje srce. 13 Rado bih ga zadržao ovdje, kod sebe, da mi pomogne umjesto tebe dok sam u zatvoru zbog propovijedanja Radosne vijesti. 14 Ali nisam htio ništa poduzeti bez tvoga pristanka kako ovo dobro djelo ne bi radio zato što moraš, nego po svojoj volji.
15 Možda je zato bio nakratko odveden od tebe, da bi ga dobio natrag zauvijek, 16 i to ne više kao roba nego—bolje od roba—kao dragoga brata. On mi je posebno drag, a tebi je još draži, i kao osoba i kao brat u Gospodinu.
17 Pa ako me smatraš svojim prijateljem, dočekaj ga srdačno kao što bi dočekao mene! 18 Ako ti je na bilo koji način naštetio ili ti što duguje, ja to preuzimam na sebe. 19 Ja, Pavao, pišem ti ovo vlastitom rukom: nadoknadit ću ti ako ti što duguje. Ne trebam ti spominjati koliko mi duguješ za svoj život. 20 Dakle, brate, kao sljedbenik Gospodinov, daj da imam ovu korist[b] od tebe. Razveseli moje srce u Kristu! 21 Uvjeren sam da ćeš me poslušati, zato ti ovo i pišem. Znam da ćeš učiniti i više nego što tražim.
22 Ujedno te molim da mi pripremiš smještaj. Nadam se da ću zahvaljujući vašim molitvama doći k vama.
Završni pozdravi
23 Pozdravlja te Epafra, koji je zajedno sa mnom zarobljenik radi Isusa Krista. 24 Pozdravljaju te i Marko, Aristarh, Dema i Luka, moji suradnici.
25 Neka milost Gospodina Isusa Krista bude s vama!
Philemon
English Standard Version
Philemon
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and (B)Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and (C)Archippus our (D)fellow soldier, and (E)the church in your house:
3 (F)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon's Love and Faith
4 (G)I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5 because I (H)hear of your love and (I)of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full (J)knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[a] 7 For I have derived much joy and (K)comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints (L)have been refreshed through you.
Paul's Plea for Onesimus
8 Accordingly, (M)though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do (N)what is required, 9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now (O)a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— 10 I appeal to you for (P)my child, (Q)Onesimus,[b] (R)whose father I became in my imprisonment. 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) 12 I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. 13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me (S)on your behalf (T)during my imprisonment for the gospel, 14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be (U)by compulsion but of your own accord. 15 For this perhaps is why (V)he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 (W)no longer as a bondservant[c] but more than a bondservant, as (X)a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, (Y)both in the flesh and in the Lord.
17 So if you consider me (Z)your partner, receive him as you would receive me. 18 If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. 19 (AA)I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. 20 Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. (AB)Refresh my heart in Christ.
21 (AC)Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22 At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for (AD)I am hoping that (AE)through your prayers (AF)I will be graciously given to you.
Final Greetings
23 (AG)Epaphras, my (AH)fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, 24 and so do (AI)Mark, (AJ)Aristarchus, (AK)Demas, and (AL)Luke, my fellow workers.
25 (AM)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Footnotes
- Philemon 1:6 Or for Christ's service
- Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means useful (see verse 11) or beneficial (see verse 20)
- Philemon 1:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse
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.
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