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¹ Paul a prisoner of Iesus Christ, & Timothie our brother vnto Philemon our dearely beloued, and fellow labourer, ² And to our beloued Apphia, and Archippus our fellow Souldier, and to the Church in thy house. ³ Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Iesus Christ. ⁴ I thanke my God, making mention of thee alwayes in my prayers, ⁵ Hearing of thy loue, and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Iesus, and toward all Saints: ⁶ That the communication of thy faith may become effectuall by the acknowledging of euery good thing, which is in you in Christ Iesus. ⁷ For wee haue great ioy and consolation in thy loue, because the bowels of the Saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

⁸ Wherefore, though I might bee much bolde in Christ to enioyne thee that which is conuenient; ⁹ Yet for loues sake I rather beseech thee, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Iesus Christ. ¹⁰ I beseech thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bonds, ¹¹ Which in time past was to thee vnprofitable: but now profitable to thee and to me: ¹² Whom I haue sent againe: thou therfore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels. ¹³ Whome I would haue reteined with mee, that in thy stead hee might haue ministred vnto me in the bonds of the Gospel. ¹⁴ But without thy minde would I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not bee as it were of necessitie, but willingly. ¹⁵ For perhaps hee therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer: ¹⁶ Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, a brother beloued, specially to mee, but how much more vnto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? ¹⁷ If thou count mee therefore a partner, receiue him as my selfe. ¹⁸ If hee hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account. ¹⁹ I Paul haue written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I doe not say to thee how thou owest vnto me, euen thine owne selfe besides: ²⁰ Yea, brother, let mee haue ioy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowles in the Lord. ²¹ Hauing confidence in thy obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt also doe more then I say. ²² But withall prepare mee also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be giuen vnto you. ²³ There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Iesus: ²⁴ Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellow labourers. ²⁵ The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a seruant.