1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Messiah Yehoshua, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-worker,
1:2 and to Apphia the beloved, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the house of assembly in your house:
1:3 Grace to you and shalom from Elohim our Father and our Master Yehoshua Messiah.
1:4 I thank my Elohim always making mention of you in my prayers,
1:5 hearing of your love and belief which you have toward our Master Yehoshua, and toward all the set-apart ones,
1:6 so that the fellowship of your belief may operate in a full knowledge of every good thing in you for Yehoshua Messiah.
1:7 For we have much joy and encouragement over your love, in that the hearts of the set-apart ones have been refreshed through you, brother.
1:8 Because of this, I have much boldness in Messiah to command you to do what is right,
1:9 rather for the sake of love I earnestly beseech you, even I, Paul, an old man as you know, and now also a prisoner for the sake of Yehoshua Messiah;
1:10 I beseech you concerning my child Onesimus, whom I fathered in my bonds,
1:11 the one once worthless to you, but now useful to you and to me; whom I sent back to you.
1:12 welcome him as my own child;
1:13 For I was desirous to keep him with me, that he might minister to me in your place, during my imprisonment for the good news.
1:14 But I would do nothing without consulting you, that your good deeds may not be done by compulsion, but by your own desire1.
1:15 Perhaps this is the reason he left you for a while, that you might receive him forever;
1:16 no longer as a slave, but beyond a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, and how much more to you, both in the flesh and in our Master.
1:17 Now therefore if you still count me as a partner, receive him as you would me.
1:18 And if he caused you any loss, or owes you anything, put it on my account.
1:19 I, Paul, have written it with my own hand, I will repay: not reminding you that you owe to me even your own life.
1:20Yes, brother, let me have comfort through you in our Master, refresh my heart in Messiah.
1:21 Because I have confidence in your obedience, I wrote to you, knowing that you will also do more than I ask.
1:22 In addition to all this prepare a lodging for me; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be spared to come to you.
1:23Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Messiah Yehoshua, greets you,
1:24 also my fellow-workers Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke.
1:25 The grace of our Master Yehoshua Messiah be with your ruach. Amen.