Philémon 1.25
New International Version

Salutation et louange

¹ Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker —
² also to Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier — and to the church that meets in your home:

³ Grace and peace to you 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 love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus.
⁶ I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.
⁷ Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people.

Demande de Paul

⁸ Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do,
⁹ yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul — an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus —
¹⁰ that 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 would not seem forced but would be voluntary.
¹⁵ Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever —
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 fellow 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.

Salutations

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.