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So dio, although echō in en Christ Christos I have echō sufficient polys freedom parrēsia to order epitassō you sy to do what ho you ought anēkō, yet for dia · ho love’ s agapē sake I prefer mallon to appeal parakaleō to you— I toioutos, Paul Paulos, an old man presbytēs and de even kai now nyni a prisoner desmios for the sake of Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous 10 I appeal parakaleō to you sy for peri · ho my emos child teknon, Onesimus Onēsimos, whose hos father I became gennaō while en in ho prison desmos.

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Requête

C’est pourquoi, malgré toute la liberté que Christ me donne de te prescrire ton devoir, je préfère t’adresser cette demande au nom de l’amour, étant ce que je suis : moi, Paul, un vieillard, et de plus, maintenant, un prisonnier à cause de Jésus-Christ. 10 Je t’adresse cette demande au sujet de mon enfant, Onésime, dont je suis devenu le père spirituel ici, en prison.

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Paul’s Plea for Onesimus

Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, yet I prefer to appeal to you(A) on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner(B) of Christ Jesus— 10 that I appeal to you for my son(C) Onesimus,[a](D) who became my son while I was in chains.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means useful.