腓利门书
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第一章

问安
1 为基督耶稣被囚禁的保罗，和提摩太弟兄，写信给我们所爱的，又一同作工的腓利门，
2 和亚腓亚姊妹，并我们的战友亚基布，以及在你家里的教会。
3 愿恩惠平安从我们的父　神和主耶稣基督临到你们。

称赞腓利门
4 我听见你对主耶稣和众圣徒有爱心和信心，我每逢祷告提到你的时候，就常常感谢我的　神。
6 愿你与众人分享你的信心的时候，会产生功效，使我们可以知道在我们中间的一切善事，都是为基督作的。
7 弟兄啊，众圣徒的心既然从你得到舒畅，我也因你的爱心，得到更大的喜乐和安慰。

为欧尼西慕请求
8 我在基督里虽然可以放胆吩咐你作应作的事，
9 然而像我这上了年纪的保罗，现在又是为基督耶稣被囚禁的，宁愿凭着爱心请求你，
10 就是为我在囚禁时所生的儿子欧尼西慕求你；
11 他从前对你没有什么好处，但现在对你我都有好处。
12 我现在打发他亲自回到你那里去；他是我所心爱的。
13 我本来想把他留在我这里，使他在我为福音被囚禁时，可以替你服事我。
14 但还没有得到你的同意，我就不愿意这样作，好叫你的善行不是出于勉强，而是出于甘心。
15 也许他暂时离开你，正是为了使你永远得着他，
16 不再是奴仆，而是高过奴仆，是亲爱的弟兄。对我固然是这样，对你来说，不论按肉身或在主内的关系，更是这样。
17 所以，你要是把我看作同伴，就接纳他好像接纳我一样。
18 如果他使你受了损失，或欠你什么，都记在我的帐上。
19 “我必偿还”，这是我保罗亲手写的。用不着我说，甚至你的生命，你也是欠我的。
20 所以弟兄啊！让我在主里得到你的帮助，使我的心在基督里得着畅快。
21 我深信你会听从，也知道你所作的必超过我所说的，因此才写信给你。
22 同时，还请你为我预备住的地方，因为我盼望借着你们的祷告，可以获得释放到你们那里去。

问候的话
23 为基督耶稣的缘故和我一同坐监的以巴弗，
24 以及我的同工马可、亚里达古、底马、路加都问候你。
25 愿主耶稣基督的恩惠常与你们同在。（“与你们同在”原文作“与你们的心灵同在”；好些抄本在这书末有“阿们”一词。）

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.