腓利门书
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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
Modern English Version
Salutation
Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon, our beloved fellow laborer, 2 and to beloved Apphia, and to 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 I thank my God, always mentioning you in my prayers, 5 whenever I hear of your love and faith, which you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6 that the sharing of your faith may be most effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you from Christ Jesus. 7 For we have great joy and encouragement on account of your love, because the hearts of the saints are refreshed through you, brother.
Paul Pleads for Onesimus
8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you to do that which is proper, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ— 10 I appeal to you on behalf of my son Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment, 11 who in the past was unprofitable to you, but now he is profitable to you and to me.
12 I have sent him back. Therefore receive him as my own heart. 13 I wanted to keep him with me, so that in your place he might serve me during my imprisonment for the gospel. 14 But without your consent I would do nothing, so that your goodness would not be forced, but given willingly. 15 Perhaps this was why he departed for a while, 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 flesh and in the Lord.
17 If then you consider me a partner, receive him as you would me. 18 If he wronged you or owes you anything, charge this to my account. 19 I, Paul, have written this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me even your own self. 20 Yes, brother, help me rejoice in the Lord, refresh my heart in the Lord. 21 Being convinced of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will also do more than I say.
22 But, in addition, prepare also lodging for me, for I hope that through your prayers I shall be graciously restored to you.
Final Greetings
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you, 24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow laborers.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
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