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Philemon
New International Version
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
King James Version
Philemon
King James Version
1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,
2 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:
3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,
5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
6 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;
19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;
24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Brevet till Filemon
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Brevet till Filemon
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Hälsning
1 (A) Från Paulus, Kristi Jesu fånge, och vår broder Timoteus.[a] Till vår älskade vän och medarbetare Filemon, 2 (B) vår syster Appia[b], vår medkämpe Archippus[c] och församlingen i ditt hus. 3 (C) Nåd vare med er och frid från Gud vår Far och Herren Jesus Kristus.
Tack till Gud för Filemon
4 (D) Jag tackar alltid min Gud när jag nämner dig i mina böner, 5 eftersom jag hör om din kärlek och tro, din tro på Herren Jesus och din kärlek till alla de heliga. 6 (E) Jag ber att din gemenskap med oss i tron ska visa sig verksam och ge klar insikt om allt det goda som vi har 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, broder.
Vädjan för Onesimus
8 Även om jag nu med stor frimodighet i Kristus kan befalla dig att göra din plikt, 9 vill jag hellre vädja för kärlekens skull. Jag, Paulus, en gammal man och nu en Kristi Jesu fånge, 10 vädjar till dig för mitt barn som jag har fött i min fångenskap, Onesimus[d]. 11 Förr var han inte till nytta för dig, men nu är han till god nytta för både dig och mig.
12 Honom skickar jag nu tillbaka till dig. Det är som att sända mitt eget hjärta. 13 (F) Egentligen ville jag ha kvar honom här hos mig, så att han kunde hjälpa mig i ditt ställe när jag nu sitter i fängelse för evangeliets skull. 14 Men jag ville inte göra något utan ditt samtycke, för att det goda som du gör inte ska ske av tvång utan av fri vilja.
15 Kanske var det just därför han blev skild från dig för en tid, för att du skulle få honom tillbaka för alltid? 16 Och då 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 Så om du räknar mig som din vän, ta då emot honom så som du skulle ta emot mig. 18 Och har han gjort dig något orätt eller är skyldig dig något, sätt upp det på min räkning. 19 Jag, Paulus, skriver med egen hand: jag ska betala. För att nu inte tala om vad du är skyldig mig: dig själv[e]. 20 Ja, broder, låt mig få nytta av dig i Herren. Styrk mitt hjärta i Kristus.
Slutönskan
21 Jag skriver till dig övertygad om din lydnad, och jag vet att du kommer att göra ännu mer än det jag ber om.
22 (G) Ordna dessutom ett gästrum åt mig. Jag hoppas nämligen att ni genom era böner ska få mig tillbaka. 23 (H) Epafras, min medfånge i Kristus Jesus, hälsar till dig. 24 (I) Det gör även mina medarbetare Markus, Aristarchus, Demas och Lukas.[f] 25 (J) Herren Jesu Kristi nåd vare med er ande.
Footnotes
- 1 Timoteus Paulus närmaste medarbetare (se t ex Apg 16:1f, Fil 2:19f, 1-2 Tim).
- 2 Appia Troligen Filemons hustru.
- 2 Archippus Kanske en son eller släkting till Filemon, aktiv i tjänst för Herren (jfr Kol 4:17).
- 10 Onesimus Namnet betyder "nyttig". Jfr ordleken i vers 11 och 20.
- 19 skyldig mig: dig själv Filemon hade blivit omvänd genom Paulus undervisning.
- 23f Epafras … Markus, Aristarchus, Demas och Lukas Se noter i Kol 4.
Philemon
New King James Version
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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