Paul's Letter to Philemon, Greek Text Westcott-Hort, Interlinear English G.T.
Emery
Greeting
Paul
a prisoner of Christ Jesus and Timothy the brother to Philemon the beloved
and
fellow-worker
2
and Apphia the sister
and to Archippus the fellow soldier1 of us and the in house of you
,
assembly,
3 .
Grace to you and peace from God Father of us and Lord Jesus Christ.
Philemon's Love and Faith the Lord Jesus
,
I give thanks to the God of me always remembrance of you making upon the prayers
of me,
5 ,
hearing of you the love
and the faith, which you have in2 the Lord Jesus and in all
,
the
saints,
6
so that the fellowship of the faith of you active may become in a precise knowledge of every
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good thing [of the] in us3 for Christ.
7 ,
Joy
for much I have and consolation upon the love of you, because the bowels of the
, .
saints has been refreshed by you, brother.
4
The Plea for Onesimus
,
On account of much in Christ frankness having to command you the thing befitting,
9
because of the love
, ,
better I beseech,
such a man being as Paul an aged man, now and also a prisoner of Christ
Jesus;
10
, , ,
I beseech
you concerning of the of me child, whom I begot in of the chains, Useful,
11 ,
the formerly to you useless4 now but to you and to me useful,
12 , ,
whom I sent back to you, him, this
is
the mine own bowels;5
8
1 , n.m fellow-soldier a Pauline word here & Phil. 2:25.
2 Most MSS have pro\j 'toward' here.
3 A number of MSS have e0n u9mi=n 'in you'.
4 , adj. useless, unprofitable, - only here in the NT.
5 There are many variants of this verse in the ancient MSS.
Paul's Letter to Philemon, Greek Text Westcott-Hort, Interlinear English G.T.Emery
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whom I was being minded with myself to detain, so that on behalf of you me he might minister
,
in the chains of the glad tidings,
14 ,
without but the your opinion nothing I wished to do, that not as drawn from necessity the
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good
of you might be but drawn willingly.6
15 , ,
Perhaps for because of this he departed for a time, so that eternally him you should receive,
16 , , ,
no longer as a slave but above a slave, a brother beloved, most of all to me, how great but
.
more
to you both in flesh and in Lord.
17
, .
If therefore me you have a partner, take to
him as me.
18
, .
If but anything he wronged you or he owes, this
to me reckon.
19
,
I
Paul
wrote
the of my own hand, I will pay off7; that not I say to you
.
that also yourself to me you owe besides.8
20 , ,
9
Yes, brother,
I
of you may have benefit in Lord;
.
give rest
of me the bowels
in Christ.
21
,
Having been confident in the compliance of you I wrote to you,
.
10
having known that also above what I say you will do.
22
At the same time and and also make ready for me a lodging; I hope for that through of the
.
prayers
of you I shall be restore to you.
Final Salutation
,
Salutes
you Epaphras the fellow-prisoner of me in Christ
Jesus,
24 , , , ,
.
Mark, Aristarchos,
Demos, Luke,
the fellow-workers of me.
25 .
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ with of the spirit
of you.
23
6
7
8
9
10
. adj. willing, voluntary, only here in the NT.
, v. pay off, repay, Future, Active, Indicative, only here in the NT.
. v. owe besides, Present, Active, Indicative, only here in the NT.
, v. have benefit, profit, joy, 2nd Aorist, Mid. Dep., Optative only here in the NT.
Perfect, Active, Participle.
