腓利门书
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
问安
1 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， 2 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：
3 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
4 我在祷告中提到你的时候，总是感谢我的神， 5 因为我听说了你对主耶稣和所有圣徒所怀的爱心和信仰。 6 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。 7 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
8 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， 9 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 我保罗亲手写下：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
- 腓利门书 1:2 姐妹——有古抄本作“蒙爱的”。
- 腓利门书 1:6 我们——有古抄本作“你们”。
- 腓利门书 1:6 基督——有古抄本作“基督耶稣”。
- 腓利门书 1:6 所做的——辅助词语。
- 腓利门书 1:6 契合——或译作“沟通”或“分享”。
- 腓利门书 1:7 喜乐——有古抄本作“恩典”或“感谢”。
- 腓利门书 1:8 去做——辅助词语。
- 腓利门书 1:9 我——辅助词语。
- 腓利门书 1:9 老人——或译作“年长的”或“年老的”。
- 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。
- 腓利门书 1:10 奥尼斯莫——意思为“有益处的”。
- 腓利门书 1:20 喜乐——或译作“益处”。
- 腓利门书 1:20 基督——有古抄本作“主”。
- 腓利门书 1:25 有古抄本附“阿们。”
Philemon
Contemporary English Version
1 From Paul, who is in jail for serving Christ Jesus, and from Timothy, who is like a brother because of our faith.
Philemon, you work with us and are very dear to us. This letter is to you 2 (A) and to the church that meets in your home. It is also to our dear friend Apphia and to Archippus, who serves the Lord as we do.
3 I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!
Philemon's Love and Faith
4 Philemon, each time I mention you in my prayers, I thank God. 5 I hear about your faith in our Lord Jesus and about your love for all God's people. 6 As you share your faith with others, I pray they may come to know all the blessings Christ has given us. 7 My friend, your love has made me happy and has greatly encouraged me. It has also cheered the hearts of God's people.
Paul Speaks to Philemon about Onesimus
8 Christ gives me the courage to tell you what to do. 9 But I would rather ask you to do it simply because of love. Yes, as someone[a] in jail for Christ, 10 (B) I beg you to help Onesimus![b] He is like a son to me because I led him to Christ here in jail. 11 Before this, he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.
12 Sending Onesimus back to you makes me very sad. 13 I would like to keep him here with me, where he could take your place in helping me while I am here in prison for preaching the good news. 14 But I won't do anything unless you agree to it first. I want your act of kindness to come from your heart, and not be something you feel forced to do.
15 Perhaps Onesimus was taken from you for a little while so you could have him back for good, 16 but not as a slave. Onesimus is much more than a slave. To me he is a dear friend, but to you he is even more, both as a person and as a follower of the Lord.
17 If you consider me a friend because of Christ, then welcome Onesimus as you would welcome me. 18 If he has cheated you or owes you anything, charge it to my account. 19 With my own hand I write: I, PAUL, WILL PAY YOU BACK. But don't forget you owe me your life. 20 My dear friend and follower of Christ our Lord, please cheer me up by doing this for me.
21 I am sure you will do all I have asked, and even more. 22 Please get a room ready for me. I hope your prayers will be answered, and I can visit you.
23 (C) Epaphras is also here in jail for being a follower of Christ Jesus. He sends his greetings, 24 (D) and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, who work together with me.
25 I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you!
Philemon
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul, a (A)prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, 2 to [a]the beloved Apphia, (B)Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon’s Love and Faith
4 (C)I thank my God, making mention of you always in my prayers, 5 (D)hearing of your love and faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints, 6 that the sharing of your faith may become effective (E)by the acknowledgment of (F)every good thing which is in [b]you in Christ Jesus. 7 For we [c]have great [d]joy and [e]consolation in your love, because the [f]hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
The Plea for Onesimus
8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ— 10 I appeal to you for my son (G)Onesimus, whom I have begotten while in my chains, 11 who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me.
12 I am sending him [g]back. You therefore receive him, that is, my own [h]heart, 13 whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might minister to me in my chains for the gospel. 14 But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, (H)that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.
15 For perhaps he departed for a while for this purpose, that you might receive him forever, 16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave—a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the (I)flesh and in the Lord.
Philemon’s Obedience Encouraged
17 If then you count me as a partner, receive him as you would me. 18 But if he has wronged you or owes anything, put that on my account. 19 I, Paul, am writing with my own (J)hand. I will repay—not to mention to you that you owe me even your own self besides. 20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.
21 (K)Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22 But, meanwhile, also prepare a guest room for me, for (L)I trust that (M)through your prayers I shall be granted to you.
Farewell
23 (N)Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do (O)Mark, (P)Aristarchus, (Q)Demas, (R)Luke, my fellow laborers.
25 (S)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Footnotes
- Philemon 1:2 NU our sister Apphia
- Philemon 1:6 NU, M us
- Philemon 1:7 NU had
- Philemon 1:7 M thanksgiving
- Philemon 1:7 comfort
- Philemon 1:7 Lit. inward parts, heart, liver, and lungs
- Philemon 1:12 NU back to you in person, that is, my own heart,
- Philemon 1:12 See v. 7.
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