腓利門書
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第一章

問安
1 為基督耶穌被囚禁的保羅，和提摩太弟兄，寫信給我們所愛的，又一同作工的腓利門，
2 和亞腓亞姊妹，並我們的戰友亞基布，以及在你家裡的教會。
3 願恩惠平安從我們的父　神和主耶穌基督臨到你們。

稱讚腓利門
4 我聽見你對主耶穌和眾聖徒有愛心和信心，我每逢禱告提到你的時候，就常常感謝我的　神。
6 願你與眾人分享你的信心的時候，會產生功效，使我們可以知道在我們中間的一切善事，都是為基督作的。
7 弟兄啊，眾聖徒的心既然從你得到舒暢，我也因你的愛心，得到更大的喜樂和安慰。

為歐尼西慕請求
8 我在基督里雖然可以放膽吩咐你作應作的事，
9 然而像我這上了年紀的保羅，現在又是為基督耶穌被囚禁的，寧願憑着愛心請求你，
10 就是為我在囚禁時所生的兒子歐尼西慕求你；
11 他從前對你沒有什麼好處，但現在對你我都有好處。
12 我現在打發他親自回到你那裡去；他是我所心愛的。
13 我本來想把他留在我這裡，使他在我為福音被囚禁時，可以替你服事我。
14 但還沒有得到你的同意，我就不願意這樣作，好叫你的善行不是出於勉強，而是出於甘心。
15 也許他暫時離開你，正是為了使你永遠得着他，
16 不再是奴僕，而是高過奴僕，是親愛的弟兄。對我固然是這樣，對你來說，不論按肉身或在主內的關係，更是這樣。
17 所以，你要是把我看作同伴，就接納他好像接納我一樣。
18 如果他使你受了損失，或欠你什麼，都記在我的帳上。
19 “我必償還”，這是我保羅親手寫的。用不着我說，甚至你的生命，你也是欠我的。
20 所以弟兄啊！讓我在主里得到你的幫助，使我的心在基督里得着暢快。
21 我深信你會聽從，也知道你所作的必超過我所說的，因此才寫信給你。
22 同時，還請你為我預備住的地方，因為我盼望借着你們的禱告，可以獲得釋放到你們那裡去。

問候的話
23 為基督耶穌的緣故和我一同坐監的以巴弗，
24 以及我的同工馬可、亞里達古、底馬、路加都問候你。
25 願主耶穌基督的恩惠常與你們同在。（“與你們同在”原文作“與你們的心靈同在”；好些抄本在這書末有“阿們”一詞。）

NIV, Philemon 1:1-25


1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker,
2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your home:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers,
5 because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
6 I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.
7 Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
8 Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,
9 yet I appeal to you on the basis of love. I then, as Paul--an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus--
10 I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains.
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 for the gospel.
14 But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and not forced.
15 Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back for good--
16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.
17 So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.
18 If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.
19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. 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 my heart in Christ.
21 Confident 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 restored to you in answer to your prayers.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings.
24 And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.