Filemonbrevet
Svenska Folkbibeln
Hälsning
1 Från Paulus, Kristi Jesu fånge, och från brodern Timoteus till vår älskade vän och medarbetare Filemon 2 och till vår syster Appfia, vår medkämpe Arkippus och till församlingen i ditt hus. 3 Nåd vare med er och frid från Gud, vår Fader, och Herren Jesus Kristus.
Paulus tack till Gud för Filemon
4 Jag tackar alltid min Gud när jag nämner dig i mina böner, 5 eftersom jag hör om din kärlek och din tro, din tro på Herren Jesus och din kärlek till alla heliga. 6 Min bön är att din gemenskap med oss i tron skall visa sig verksam och ge en klar insikt om allt gott som vi äger tillsammans i Kristus. 7 Din kärlek har varit till stor glädje och tröst för mig, eftersom de heliga har blivit styrkta i sina hjärtan tack vare dig, min broder.
Paulus vädjan för Onesimus
8 Även om jag därför med stor frimodighet i Kristus kunde befalla dig vad du bör göra, 9 vädjar jag hellre för kärlekens skull - jag Paulus, en gammal man och nu en Kristi Jesu fånge. 10 Jag vädjar till dig för mitt barn, som jag har fött i min fångenskap, för Onesimus,[a] 11 som förr inte var till någon nytta för dig men nu är till nytta både för dig och mig. 12 Honom skickar jag nu tillbaka till dig. Det är som att sända mitt eget hjärta. 13 Egentligen ville jag behålla honom hos mig, så att han kunde vara mig till hjälp i ditt ställe, när jag nu sitter i fängelse för evangeliets skull. 14 Men utan ditt samtycke har jag inte velat göra något, för att det goda som du gör inte skall ske av tvång utan av fri vilja. 15 Kanske blev han skild från dig en tid, för att du skulle få honom tillbaka för alltid, 16 inte längre som en slav utan som något mer: en älskad broder. Det är han i högsta grad för mig, hur mycket mer då inte för dig, både som människa och som broder i Herren.
17 Om du alltså anser mig vara din förtrogne vän, så ta emot honom som du skulle ta emot mig. 18 Har han gjort dig någon orätt eller är han skyldig dig något, så för upp det på min räkning - 19 jag, Paulus, skriver med egen hand: jag skall betala. Jag skulle också kunna säga: för upp det på din räkning, eftersom du är skyldig mig dig själv.[b] 20 Ja, broder, låt mig få 'nytta' av dig i Herren. Låt mitt hjärta få ro, i Kristus.
Slutönskan
21 Jag skriver till dig, övertygad om att du kommer att lyda mig. Jag vet att du skall göra ännu mer än jag ber om. 22 Ordna dessutom ett gästrum åt mig. Jag hoppas att ni genom era böner skall få mig tillbaka. 23 Epafras, min medfånge i Kristus Jesus, hälsar till dig, 24 liksom Markus, Aristarkus, Demas och Lukas, mina medarbetare. 25 Herren Jesu Kristi nåd vare med er ande.
Footnotes
- Filemonbrevet 1:10 Onesimus Namnet betyder "nyttig". Jfr ordleken i v. 11 och 20.
- Filemonbrevet 1:19 skyldig mig dig själv Filemon hade med andra ord blivit omvänd genom Paulus undervisning.
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
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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