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
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.
Philemon
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and (B)Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved fellow worker 2 and Apphia our sister and (C)Archippus our (D)fellow soldier, and (E)the church in your house:
3 (F)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon's Love and Faith
4 (G)I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5 because I (H)hear of your love and (I)of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full (J)knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[a] 7 For I have derived much joy and (K)comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints (L)have been refreshed through you.
Paul's Plea for Onesimus
8 Accordingly, (M)though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do (N)what is required, 9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now (O)a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— 10 I appeal to you for (P)my child, (Q)Onesimus,[b] (R)whose father I became in my imprisonment. 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) 12 I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. 13 I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me (S)on your behalf (T)during my imprisonment for the gospel, 14 but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be (U)by compulsion but of your own accord. 15 For this perhaps is why (V)he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 (W)no longer as a bondservant[c] but more than a bondservant, as (X)a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, (Y)both in the flesh and in the Lord.
17 So if you consider me (Z)your partner, receive him as you would receive me. 18 If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. 19 (AA)I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self. 20 Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. (AB)Refresh my heart in Christ.
21 (AC)Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. 22 At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for (AD)I am hoping that (AE)through your prayers (AF)I will be graciously given to you.
Final Greetings
23 (AG)Epaphras, my (AH)fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, 24 and so do (AI)Mark, (AJ)Aristarchus, (AK)Demas, and (AL)Luke, my fellow workers.
25 (AM)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
Footnotes
- Philemon 1:6 Or for Christ's service
- Philemon 1:10 Onesimus means useful (see verse 11) or beneficial (see verse 20)
- Philemon 1:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; twice in this verse
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