American Standard Version of 1901
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Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy {Greek: the brother}our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,
together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things that are done here.
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
I Paul write it with mine own hand, I will repay it: that I say not unto thee that thou owest to me even thine own self besides.
Beloved, thou doest a faithful work in whatsoever thou doest toward them that are brethren and strangers withal;
who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:
because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles.
We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers {Or, with}for the truth.
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for {Some ancient authorities read you.}us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,—
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,
for which I am an ambassador in {Greek: a chain.}chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
so that my bonds became manifest in Christ {Greek: in the whole Prætorium.}throughout the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest;
and that most of the brethren in the Lord, {Greek: trusting in my bonds.}being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.
that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
Salute Tryphæna and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
and salute the church that is in their house. Salute Epænetus my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Asia unto Christ.
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Prisca salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and {The Greek may represent Nympha.}Nymphas, and the church that is in {Some ancient authorities read her.}their house.
where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends and {Greek: receive attention.}refresh himself.
Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.
Finally, be ye all likeminded, {Greek: sympathetic.}compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:
And the rest of the Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation.
Ye therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.