{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/web/philemon/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T00:38:58.623Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Philemon","bookSlug":"philemon","chapter":1,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":1,"totalVerses":25},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"hearing of your love, and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"yet for love's sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while, that you would have him forever,"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"But if he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, put that to my account."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides)."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen."}],"citation":{"inline":"Philemon 1 (WEB)","markdown":"[Philemon 1](https://primebible.com/web/philemon/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/philemon/1 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}