1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Mẽssiah Yẽshua, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker, 2 and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house: 3 Loving-kindness to you and peace from the Almĩghty our Fãther and Yãhweh Yẽshua the Mẽssiah. 4 I thank my Almĩghty always, making mention of you in my prayers, 5 because I hear of your love, and of the faithfulness which you have toward Yãhweh Yẽshua, and toward all the set-apart-ones; 6 and I pray that the fellowship of your faithfulness may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Mẽssiah’s sake. 7 For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the set-apart-ones have been refreshed through you, brother. 8 Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Mẽssiah to order you to do that which is proper, 9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you— since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Mẽssiah Yẽshua— 10 I appeal to you for my child, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment, Onesimus, 11 who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. 12 And I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart, 13 whom I wished to keep with me, that in your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the good news; 14 but without your consent I did not want to do anything, that your goodness should not be as it were by compulsion, but of your own free will. 15 For perhaps he was for this reason parted from you for a while, that you should have him back forever, 16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in Yãhweh. 17 If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me. 18 But if he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account; 19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it (lest I should mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well). 20 Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in Yãhweh; refresh my heart in Mẽssiah. 21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say. 22 And at the same time also prepare me a lodging; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be given to you. 23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Mẽssiah Yẽshua, greets you, 24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers. 25 The loving-kindness of Yãhweh Yẽshua the Mẽssiah be with your spirit.