腓利门书
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
1 为基督耶稣被囚的保罗同兄弟提摩太，写信给我们所亲爱的同工腓利门， 2 和妹子亚腓亚，并与我们同当兵的亚基布，以及在你家的教会。 3 愿恩惠、平安从神我们的父和主耶稣基督归于你们！
保罗为腓利门的爱心感谢神
4 我祷告的时候提到你，常为你感谢我的神， 5 因听说你的爱心并你向主耶稣和众圣徒的信心[a]。 6 愿你与人所同有的信心显出功效，使人知道你们各样善事都是为基督做的。 7 兄弟啊，我为你的爱心大有快乐，大得安慰，因众圣徒的心从你得了畅快。
为阿尼西慕求腓利门
8 我虽然靠着基督能放胆吩咐你合宜的事， 9 然而像我这有年纪的保罗，现在又是为基督耶稣被囚的，宁可凭着爱心求你， 10 就是为我在捆锁中所生的儿子阿尼西慕[b]求你。 11 他从前于你没有益处，但如今于你我都有益处。 12 我现在打发他亲自回你那里去，他是我心上的人。 13 我本来有意将他留下，在我为福音所受的捆锁中替你伺候我。 14 但不知道你的意思，我就不愿意这样行，叫你的善行不是出于勉强，乃是出于甘心。
当接纳如亲爱的弟兄
15 他暂时离开你，或者是叫你永远得着他， 16 不再是奴仆，乃是高过奴仆，是亲爱的兄弟。在我实在是如此，何况在你呢？这也不拘是按肉体说，是按主说。 17 你若以我为同伴，就收纳他，如同收纳我一样。 18 他若亏负你或欠你什么，都归在我的账上。 19 我必偿还——这是我保罗亲笔写的。我并不用对你说，连你自己也是亏欠于我！ 20 兄弟啊，望你使我在主里因你得快乐[c]，并望你使我的心在基督里得畅快。
21 我写信给你，深信你必顺服，知道你所要行的必过于我所说的。 22 此外，你还要给我预备住处，因为我盼望借着你们的祷告，必蒙恩到你们那里去。
23 为基督耶稣与我同坐监的以巴弗问你安。 24 与我同工的马可、亚里达古、底马、路加也都问你安。
25 愿我们主耶稣基督的恩常在你的心里！阿门。
Philemon
Common English Bible
Greeting
1 From Paul, who is a prisoner for the cause of Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy.
To Philemon our dearly loved coworker, 2 Apphia our sister, Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church that meets in your house.
3 May the grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Paul’s prayer for Philemon
4 Philemon, I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers 5 because I’ve heard of your love and faithfulness, which you have both for the Lord Jesus and for all God’s people. 6 I pray that your partnership in the faith might become effective by an understanding of all that is good among us in Christ. 7 I have great joy and encouragement because of your love, since the hearts of God’s people are refreshed by your actions, my brother.
Paul’s appeal for Onesimus
8 Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to command you to do the right thing, 9 I would rather appeal to you through love. I, Paul—an old man, and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus— 10 appeal to you for my child Onesimus. I became his father in the faith during my time in prison. 11 He was useless to you before, but now he is useful to both of us. 12 I’m sending him back to you, which is like sending you my own heart. 13 I considered keeping him with me so that he might serve me in your place during my time in prison because of the gospel. 14 However, I didn’t want to do anything without your consent so that your act of kindness would occur willingly and not under pressure. 15 Maybe this is the reason that Onesimus was separated from you for a while so that you might have him back forever— 16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave—that is, as a dearly loved brother. He is especially a dearly loved brother to me. How much more can he become a brother to you, personally and spiritually in the Lord!
17 So, if you really consider me a partner, welcome Onesimus as if you were welcoming me. 18 If he has harmed you in any way or owes you money, charge it to my account. 19 I, Paul, will pay it back to you (I’m writing this with my own hand). Of course, I won’t mention that you owe me your life.
20 Yes, brother, I want this favor from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ. 21 I’m writing to you, confident of your obedience and knowing that you will do more than what I ask. 22 Also, one more thing—prepare a guest room for me. I hope that I will be released from prison to be with you because of your prayers.
Final greeting
23 Epaphras, who is in prison with me for the cause of Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as well as my coworkers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke.
25 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
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