Philemon 1 Cross References - Etheridge

¹ PAULOS, the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha, and the brother Timotheos, to the beloved Philemon, our fellow-labourer,[Or, the labourer who is with us.] ² and to our beloved Aphia, and to Arkipos our fellowlabourer,[Or, the labourer who is with us.] and to the church which is in thy house. ³ Grace be with thee, and peace, from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha. ⁴ I give thanks to Aloha at all time, and remember thee in my prayers. ⁵ Behold, from (the time) when I heard of thy faith, and the love which thou hast to our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and to all the saints, ⁶ (I have prayed) that there may be communication of thy faith (in) yielding fruits, in works and in the (manifestation of the) knowledge of all good which thou hast in Jeshu Meshiha. ⁷ For we have great joy and consolation, that by thy love the bowels of the saints are refreshed. ⁸ Wherefore I have great confidence in the Meshiha to command thee those acts which are righteous, ⁹ but for love's sake entreating I entreat of thee, I, Paulos, who am the aged as thou knowest, but now also the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha. ¹⁰ And I entreat of thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimos, ¹¹ who once was of no use to thee, but (who will) now to thee, as also to me, be greatly useful; and I have sent him to thee. ¹² But thou, as (one) who is my offspring, so receive him. ¹³ For I would have retained him with me, that he might have served me for thy sake in the bonds of the gospel; ¹⁴ but without thy counsel I was not willing to do any thing, that thy goodness might not be as by constraint, but of thy will. ¹⁵ But, perhaps, for this he passed away for an hour, that thou mayest hold him for ever; ¹⁶ not henceforth as a servant, but as more than a servant, a beloved brother of mine, and how much more of thine, both in the flesh and in our Lord! ¹⁷ If then thou art with me a partaker, receive him as mine. ¹⁸ And if of any thing he hath deprived thee, or oweth, that reckon unto me. ¹⁹ I, Paulos, have written with my hands, I will repay thee; for I will not tell thee that thou owest thyself to me. ²⁰ Yes, my brother, I will be refreshed by thee in our Lord; refresh my bowels in the Meshiha. ²¹ Because I am confident of thy hearing me, I have written to thee, and I know that more than I have asked thou wilt do. ²² But at once also prepare me a house of lodging, for I hope through your prayers I shall be given to you. ²³ Epaphra, a captive with me in Jeshu Meshiha, ²⁴ and Markos, and Aristarkos, and Dema, and Luka, my helpers, ask for your peace. ²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.

¹⁶ So let your light shine before the sons of men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁴ For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Father who is in heaven will forgive you also. ¹⁵ But if you will not forgive men, your Father also forgiveth not your trespasses unto you.

⁴⁰ Whosoever receiveth you, receiveth me; and whosoever receiveth me, Him who sent me he receiveth.

⁴⁸ But he answered and said to him who spake to him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren? ⁴⁹ And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold my mother, and behold my brethren! ⁵⁰ For every one who doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.

⁵ And whosoever shall receive [such] as [are] like this child in my name, he receiveth me.

²¹ Then Kipha came near to him, and said to him, My Lord, how many times, if my brother offend me, shall I forgive him; until seven times? ²² Jeshu said to him, I say not to thee, Until seven, but, Until seventy times seven and seven. [Septuaginta vices septem, et septem vices: vel septuagies septies et septies; id est, quatuordecim vicibus septuagies. Vide TREMELLIUM, in loc.] ²³ THEREFORE is the kingdom of the heavens likened to a royal person [A man a king.] who would take the account from his servants. ²⁴ And when he began to receive, they brought to him one who owed a myriad talents. ²⁵ And when he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that they should sell (both) himself, his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and to pay. ²⁶ And that servant fell and worshipped him, saying, My lord, be patient of spirit toward me, and all things I (will) pay thee. ²⁷ And the lord of that servant had mercy, and absolved him, and forgave him his debt. ²⁸ Then went forth that servant, and found one of his fellows who owed him a hundred pence; and he seized him, strangling, and saying to him, Give me what thou owest to me. ²⁹ His fellow-servant fell at his feet, beseeching him, and saying, Be patient of spirit towards me, and I (will) pay thee. ³⁰ But he would not, but went and threw him into the house of the chained until he should have rendered him what he owed him. ³¹ When their fellow-servants saw what was done, they were greatly grieved, and went and declared to their lord all that was done. ³² Then his lord summoned him and said to him, Evil servant! all that debt did I forgive thee, because thou didst entreat me. ³³ Oughtest thou not to have been as gracious to thy fellow-servant as I was gracious unto thee? ³⁴ And his lord was indignant, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should have paid all whatsoever he owed to him. ³⁵ Thus will your heavenly Father deal with you unless you forgive each his brother from your heart his trespasses.

⁸ But be you not called Râbi: for One is your Master; but all ye are brethren.

³⁰ And the indolent servant cast forth into the darknesses without; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁴⁰ And the King shall answer and say to them, Amen I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me you did it.

¹⁷ And one from the company answered and said, Malphona,[Teacher, Doctor.] I had brought my son to thee, because he hath a spirit which speaketh not;

²⁵ And when you stand to pray, forgive whatever you have against any man; and your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.

²⁰ And he arose, (and) went to his father. And while he was (yet) afar, his father saw him, and had compassion upon him, and ran, fell upon his neck, and kissed him.

²⁴ for this my son was dead, and he is alive; he was lost, and is found. And they began to rejoice.

³² But to rejoice it behoves us, and to be glad, because this thy brother was dead, and is alive; and was lost, and is found.

¹⁰ Thus also you, when you have done all those things which are required of you, have said, We are unprofitable servants, because what we were obligated to do, (that) have we done.

²⁸ - to work whatsoever thy hand and thy will have signified before should be done.

¹⁷ Then Hanania went to the house unto him, and he laid upon him the hand, and said to him, Shaol, my brother, our Lord Jeshu hath sent me; He who appeared to thee in the way while thou wast coming, that thine eyes may be opened, and thou mayest be filled with the Spirit of Holiness.

³⁹ And Shemun arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him up to the upper room, and assembled (and) stood around him all the widows, weeping, and showing him those vestments and mantles which Tabitha had given them, while living. ⁴⁰ But Shemun put forth all the men without, and fell upon his knees and prayed; and he turned towards the corpse and said Tabitha, arise.[Tabitha Kumi.] And she opened her eyes; and when she beheld Shemun, she sat. ⁴¹ And he reached his hand and raised her, and called the saints and widows, and gave her to them living.

¹² And when he had understood, he came to the house of Mariam the mother of Juhanon, he who is surnamed Markos; because many brethren were assembled there and praying.

²⁵ BUT Bar Naba and Shaol returned from Urishlem to Antiokia after they had accomplished their ministry; and they took with them Juhanon who was called Markos.

¹³ BUT Paulos and Bar Naba went on by sea from the City Paphos, and came to Perga, a city of Pamphylia; and Juhanon separated from them, and went to Urishlem.

³⁷ But Bar Naba willed to take Juhanon, he who is surnamed Markos. ³⁸ But Paulos willed not to take him with them, because he had forsaken them when they were in Pamphylia, and had not come with them. ³⁹ On account of this contention they separated one from the other; and Bar Naba took Markos, and they went by sea and came to Cypros.

¹⁵ And she was baptized, she and the sons of her house. And she besought us and said, If it be that you truly think that I have believed in our Lord, come, remain in my house; and she constrained us much.

²⁹ And the whole city was perturbed, and they ran together and came to the theatre; and seizing, they led with them Gaios and Aristarkos, men of Makedunia, companions of Paulos.

² And when he would proceed, we went down to a ship which was from Adramantos the city, to go to the region of Asia. And Aristarkos, a Makedonoya who was of Thessalunike the city, entered the ship with us.

²³ AND they appointed him a day; and many assembled and came where he sojourned; and he explained to them concerning the kingdom of Aloha, testifying and persuading them concerning Jeshu, from the law of Musha and from the prophets, from the morning until the evening.

⁷ To all who are in Ruma, beloved of Aloha, called and saints; peace and grace be with you from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha. ⁸ First, I praise my God through Jeshu Meshiha on behalf of you all, that your faith is heard (of) in all the world.

¹² All have declined together and are reprobate, and there is none that doeth good, not one.

¹ I BESEECH then of you, my brethren, by the mercies of Aloha, that you present [Or, make to stand, constitute.] your bodies a sacrifice, living and holy and acceptable unto Aloha, in a rational* service. [* Meliltho. Compare the use of the corresponding Chaldee word in the Targum of Onkelos on Gen 2:7, where the divine afflatus is described as creating in man ruch memalla, "a speaking or rational spirit."]

¹³ distributing to the necessity of the saints. Be kind to strangers.

²⁴ when I go into Ispania, I hope to come and see you; and you shall lead me thitherward, when I shall in some measure [Kalil men sagi, "a little from much."] have been gladdened with the sight of you. ²⁵ But now I go to Urishlem to minister to the saints. ²⁶ For they in Makedunia and in Akaia have desired that a communication should be made from themselves with the poor and the saints who are at Urishlem.

³⁰ Now I entreat of you, my brethren, by our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and by the love of the Spirit, to labour with me in prayer on my behalf, with Aloha, ³¹ that I may be delivered from them who believe not in Jihud, and (that) the service which I bear to the saints may be well received, ³² and I may come to you with joy in the will of Aloha, and be rested with you.

⁵ And give salutation [Shalomo.] to the church which is in their house. Ask the peace of Epenetos, my beloved, who was the first-fruits of Akaia in the Meshiha.

⁷ Ask for the peace of Andronikos and Junia, my kindred, who were captives with me, and are known among the apostles, and in Meshiha were before me.

²⁰ But the God of peace will soon bruise Satana beneath your feet. The grace of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha be with you!

²³ Gaios my entertainer, and of all the church, asketh for your peace; (as do) Erastos steward of the city, and Quartos a brother.

⁹ For with Aloha we work; and the work of Aloha and the edifice of Aloha are you.

¹⁵ For if you have ten thousand teachers in the Meshiha, yet not many fathers; for in Jeshu Meshiha I have begotten you through the gospel.

²² For he who a servant is called in the Lord, is the freeman of Aloha, so he who as a son of freedom is called, is a servant of the Meshiha.

¹ Am I not a son of freedom? am I not an apostle? or have I not seen Jeshu Meshiha our Lord? or are not you my work in my Lord? ² And if to others I be not an apostle, yet am I (such) to you; and the seal of my apostleship are you.

⁷ Who serveth at service at the expenses of himself? or who planteth the vinery, and from the fruits thereof eateth not? or who pastureth sheep, and from the milk of the flock eateth not?

¹⁷ For if with my will I do this, I have a reward. But if without my will, (yet) a stewardship is confided to me.

²⁵ and the secrets of his heart are revealed; and then will he fall upon his face and worship Aloha, and say, Truly Aloha is in you.

¹ BUT concerning what is [to be] collected for the saints, as I have instructed the churches of Galatia, so also do you.

¹⁷ But I am glad of the coming of Stephano, and of Fortunatos, and of Akaiakos, because your deficiency with me they have fulfilled.

¹⁹ All the churches of Asia ask for your peace; Akilos and Priskila, with the church which is in their house, ask for your peace greatly in our Lord.

²¹ Peace, by the writing of my hand, of PAULOS. ²² Whosoever loveth not our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, let him be accursed. Our Lord cometh.

¹ PAULOS, apostle of Jeshu Meshiha, by the will of Aloha; and Timotheos a brother: to the church of Aloha which is in Kurinthos, and to all the saints who are in all Akaia.

¹¹ through the help of your prayers for us; that his gift towards us may be a benefit effected for many, and many may praise him on our behalf.

²⁴ Not because we are lords of your faith, but are helpers of your joy; for by faith you stand.

² For if I grieve you, who shall refresh me, but he whom I had grieved? ³ And I have written to you this very [epistle], lest when I come they grieve me, they who ought to refresh me. But I confide in you, that my joy is that of all of you.

² But you yourselves are our epistle, written in our hearts, and known and read of every man.

¹² Therefore because we have this hope, we speak the more boldly,

²⁰ WE are ambassadors then for the Meshiha, and as if Aloha himself besought you by us: instead of the Meshiha, [Chaloph Meshiha.] therefore, we beseech, Be you reconciled unto Aloha.

¹ And as helpers, we beseech of you that the grace of Aloha which you have received be not made ineffectual [Lo testaraq.] in you.

⁴ GREAT is the freedom I have with you, and great in you is my glorying; I am full of consolation, and my joy greatly aboundeth in me in all my afflictions.

⁴ GREAT is the freedom I have with you, and great in you is my glorying; I am full of consolation, and my joy greatly aboundeth in me in all my afflictions. ⁵ When, also, we had come into Makedunia, no repose had we for our body, but in every thing were we afflicted; without fighting, and within, fear. ⁶ But Aloha, who consoleth the humble, consoled us by the coming of Titos; ⁷ and not only by his coming, but also by his refreshment wherewith he had been refreshed among you. For he told us of your love toward us, and of your lamentation and your zeal on our behalf. And when I heard, my joy was great.

¹³ For this cause we were consoled, and with our consolation more abundantly did we rejoice in the joy of Titos; because his spirit had been refreshed with you all.

¹⁶ I rejoice that in every thing I can confide in you.

¹² For if there be the will, according to what one hath, so is (he) accepted, and not according to what he hath not.

²² But we have also sent with them our brother, whom we have often proved in many [undertakings] to be diligent; but now still more diligent from the great confidence he hath concerning you. ²³ Whether, then, (you regard) Titos, he is my companion and helper among you, or the other brethren, they are the apostles of the churches of the glory of Meshiha.

⁵ For this cause I have been careful to entreat of these brethren to go before to you, to make ready that blessing of which you have caused to be heard before; that it may be prepared, so as that it may be [considered as] a blessing, [and] not as [the reluctant contribution of] avarice.

⁷ Every man as he hath in his mind: not as of vexation or as of constraint; for a cheerful giver the Lord loveth.

¹² For, on account of the performance of this service, we not only supply the deficiency of the saints, but also cause many thanks givings to abound unto Aloha. ¹³ For on account of the proof of this service we glorify Aloha, because you are subject to the confession of the gospel of Meshiha, and you have communicated in simplicity with them and with every man. ¹⁴ And prayer they offer on your behalf in great love, on account of the greatness of the grace of Aloha which is upon you.

¹ BUT I Paulos beseech of you by the peacefulness and humility of the Meshiha, (I) who also in presence am humble with you, but while far off am confident over you, ² beseech of you, that when I come I may not be constrained with the confidence I have to be bold, as I think, over those men who imagine that we walk in the flesh.

⁸ For if I should boast somewhat more of the authority which our Lord hath given me, I should not blush; because for your edification he gave it to me, and not for your destruction.

²¹ As in abasement I speak; as though we were weak through defectiveness of mind, I speak. In whatever any man dareth, I also dare.

¹⁴ THE PEACE OF OUR LORD JESHU MESHIHA, AND THE LOVE OF ALOHA, AND THE COMMUNION OF THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS, BE WITH YOU ALL. AMEN.

¹⁹ MY children, with whom I travail afresh until the Meshiha be formed in you,

²⁸ BUT we, my brethren, as Ishak, are the children of promise. ²⁹ And as then he who was born of the flesh persecuted him who was after the Spirit, so also now.

² Behold, I, Paulos, tell you, that if you be circumcised, the Meshiha profiteth you nothing.

⁶ For, in the Meshiha Jeshu, circumcision is not any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which is made perfect by love.

¹⁰ I am confident of you in our Lord, that no other thing you will think; and he who disturbeth you shall bear judgment, whoever he is.

¹¹ You see these letters which I have written to you with my hands.

¹⁸ The grace of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.

² peace be with you, and grace from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

¹⁵ ON account of this, behold, I also, since I heard of your faith in our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and your love to all the saints, ¹⁶ have not ceased to give thanks on your behalf, and to remember you in my prayers;

¹ On account of this I, Paulos, am bound for Jeshu Meshiha for the sake of you Gentiles:

⁶ that the Gentiles should be sons of his inheritance and partakers of his body, and in the promise which is given concerning him by the gospel,

¹ I BESEECH of you, therefore, I, the bound one for our Lord, that you walk as is worthy of the calling wherewith you are called,

³² and be gentle one with another, and affectionate, and forgive one another, even as Aloha in the Meshiha hath forgiven us.

⁴ neither filthiness, nor words of folly, or of jeering, or fables, which are not necessary, but, instead of these, thanksgiving.

⁵ Servants, be subject to your masters who are according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, and with simplicity of heart, as unto the Meshiha: ⁶ not in the sight of the eyes, as if you were pleasing men (only), but as the servants of Meshiha who do the will of Aloha. ⁷ And serve them from all your soul, in love, as unto our Lord, and not as unto men;

²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may speak with freedom, as it behoveth me to speak it.

³ I offer thanks unto Aloha upon the remembrance of you constantly,

⁷ For so it is right for me to think concerning you all, because you are laid up in my heart; and in my bonds, and in the defence of the truth of the gospel, you are partakers with me in grace. ⁸ For Aloha is my witness how I love you with the bowels of Jeshu Meshiha. ⁹ And this I pray, that your love may still increase and abound in knowledge and in all spiritual understanding; ¹⁰ that you may distinguish those things that are proper, and may be pure and without offence in the day of the Meshiha, ¹¹ and filled with the fruits of righteousness which are in Jeshu Meshiha, to the glory and the honour of Aloha.

¹⁹ For I know that these things shall be found unto my life by your prayers, and by the gift of the Spirit of Jeshu Meshiha;

²⁵ For I know this confidently, that I am to remain and tarry for your joy and for the increase of your faith: ²⁶ that when I come again to you, your glorying which is in Jeshu Meshiha alone shall abound in me.

¹ IF, therefore, you have consolation in the Meshiha, and if there be comfort in love,* and if communion of the Spirit, and if compassions and mercies, [* Ven mamale belebo bachubo, " If there be the speaking of the heart in love." Mamale belebo, (like the Hebrew, Dibber al leb,) " the speaking of, or into, the heart," is an idiom for giving consolation. Compare John 11:19, 31.] ² complete my gladness by having one sentiment and one love, and one soul and one mind.

²⁴ And I confide on my Lord, that I also speedily shall come unto you. ²⁵ But now the matter hath pressed me to send to you the brother Epaphroditos, who is a helper and labourer with me, but your messenger and minister to my necessity;

³⁰ because for the work of the Meshiha he had come nigh unto death, and was disregardful of his life, that he might accomplish that which you had wanted in the service which concerned me.

¹ Wherefore, my brethren, beloved and tenderly-regarded, my joy and my crown, so stand in our Lord, my beloved.

³ Also of thee I beseech, my true yokefellow, to be helpful to those who are labouring with me in the gospel, with Klimis, and with the rest of my helpers, whose names are written in the book of life.

⁸ FINALLY, my brethren, those (things) which are true, and those which are honest, and those which are just, and those which are pure, and those which are lovely, and those which are laudable, and those (which are) works of praise and of celebration, these consider.

¹ PAULOS, an apostle of Jeshu the Meshiha by the will of Aloha, and the brother Timotheos,

³ We give thanks to Aloha the Father of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha in all time, and pray on your behalf, ⁴ even from our hearing of your faith in Jeshu Meshiha, and of your love to all the saints;

⁷ as you learned from Epaphra our beloved companion, who is himself for you a faithful minister of the Meshiha,

⁹ ON account of this also we, from the day that we heard, have not ceased to pray for you, and to supplicate that you may be filled with the knowledge of the will of Aloha in all wisdom and in all spiritual understanding,

²² Servants, obey in every thing your masters according to the flesh, not in the sight of the eye (only), as those who please men, but from a simple heart, and in the fear of the Lord.

⁹ with Onesimos, the faithful and beloved brother who is of you. These will make you know what concerneth us. ¹⁰ Aristarchos, a captive with me, asketh for your peace, and Markos, the nephew [Bar-dodeh, "uncle's son."] of Bar Naba, regarding whom you are directed, that if he come to you, receive him, ¹¹ and Jeshu who is called Justos: these are of the circumcision, and these only have helped me in the kingdom of Aloha, and these have been a consolation to me. ¹² Epaphra, who is of you, asketh for your peace; a servant of the Meshiha, who is always labouring on your behalf in prayer, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of Aloha.

¹⁴ Lukos our beloved physician, and Dima, ask for your peace. ¹⁵ Ask the peace of the brethren who are in Laodikia, and of Nymfa, and of the church which is in his house.

¹⁷ And say to Arkipos, Be vigilant in the ministry which thou hast received in our Lord, that thou fulfil it.

² We give thanks to Aloha at all time for you all and are mindful of you in our prayers constantly, ³ and remember before Aloha the Father the works of your faith, and the labour of your love, and the perseverance of your hope, which is in our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

² but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, in Philipos, and then (even) in great conflict we spoke with you with the confidence of our God the gospel of the Meshiha.

⁶ Neither have we sought glory from men, either from you or from others, though we could have been honoured ones, as the apostles of the Meshiha;

¹³ WHEREFORE we also give thanks constantly unto Aloha, that the word of Aloha which you received from us, was not as the word of man (that) you received (it), but, as it is truly, the word of Aloha, which in operation worketh (alike) in you and in all them who believe.

¹⁹ For what is our hope and our joy, and the crown of our glorying, but you, before our Lord Jeshu at his coming?

¹⁹ For what is our hope and our joy, and the crown of our glorying, but you, before our Lord Jeshu at his coming? ²⁰ For you are our glory and our joy.

² and to send to you Timotheos our brother, a minister of Aloha and our helper in the gospel of the Meshiha, to fortify you, and inquire of you concerning your faith,

⁷ on this account we were comforted in you, my brethren, in all our anxieties and our afflictions because of your faith. ⁸ And now we live, if you are established in our Lord. ⁹ For what thanks giving can we render on account of you to Aloha, over all the joy with which we rejoice on your behalf,

⁹ For what thanks giving can we render on account of you to Aloha, over all the joy with which we rejoice on your behalf,

¹ PAULOS, and Sylvanos, and Timotheos, to the church of the Thesalonikoyee, which is in Aloha our Father, and our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

³ To give thanks we owe to Aloha at all time on behalf of you, my brethren, as it is proper; because your faith greatly increaseth, and the love of you all, of every man toward his neighbour, enlargeth;

⁴ But we confide concerning you in our Lord, that what we have commanded you, you have done, and also are doing.

² to Timotheos, my true son in the faith: grace and mercy and peace from Aloha our Father and Jeshu Meshiha our Lord.

² But let not those who have believing masters slight them, because they are their brethren; but serve them the more, because they are believers, and beloved who are refreshed by their ministry. These things teach and require of them.

³ I thank Aloha, whom I serve from my fathers with a pure conscience, that constantly I remember thee in my prayers of the night and of the day;

⁸ Wherefore be not thou ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but sustain evil with the gospel, through the power of Aloha,

¹⁶ Our Lord give mercies to the house of Onesiphoros, who many times hath refreshed me, and of the chains of my bonds hath not been ashamed.

³ And endure evils as a good soldier of Jeshu Meshiha. ⁴ No man serveth as a soldier, and entangleth himself with the affairs of the world, that he might please him who hath chosen him.

¹⁰ for Dema hath left me, and hath loved this world, and is gone to Thessalonika; Krispos to Galatia, Titos to Dalmatia; ¹¹ Luka only is with me. Take Markos and bring him with thee; for helpful to me is he in the ministry.

¹¹ Luka only is with me. Take Markos and bring him with thee; for helpful to me is he in the ministry.

²² Our Lord Jeshu Meshiha be with thy spirit. Grace be with thee. Amen.

⁴ To Titos, my true son in the common faith. Grace and peace from Aloha the Father and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha our Saviour.

¹⁴ And let those also who are of us, learn to perform good works in things which are necessary, that they may not be without fruits.

¹ PAULOS, the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha, and the brother Timotheos, to the beloved Philemon, our fellow-labourer,[Or, the labourer who is with us.]

¹ PAULOS, the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha, and the brother Timotheos, to the beloved Philemon, our fellow-labourer,[Or, the labourer who is with us.]

¹ PAULOS, the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha, and the brother Timotheos, to the beloved Philemon, our fellow-labourer,[Or, the labourer who is with us.] ² and to our beloved Aphia, and to Arkipos our fellowlabourer,[Or, the labourer who is with us.] and to the church which is in thy house.

² and to our beloved Aphia, and to Arkipos our fellowlabourer,[Or, the labourer who is with us.] and to the church which is in thy house. ³ Grace be with thee, and peace, from Aloha our Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha. ⁴ I give thanks to Aloha at all time, and remember thee in my prayers. ⁵ Behold, from (the time) when I heard of thy faith, and the love which thou hast to our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, and to all the saints, ⁶ (I have prayed) that there may be communication of thy faith (in) yielding fruits, in works and in the (manifestation of the) knowledge of all good which thou hast in Jeshu Meshiha. ⁷ For we have great joy and consolation, that by thy love the bowels of the saints are refreshed.

⁷ For we have great joy and consolation, that by thy love the bowels of the saints are refreshed. ⁸ Wherefore I have great confidence in the Meshiha to command thee those acts which are righteous,

⁸ Wherefore I have great confidence in the Meshiha to command thee those acts which are righteous, ⁹ but for love's sake entreating I entreat of thee, I, Paulos, who am the aged as thou knowest, but now also the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha.

⁹ but for love's sake entreating I entreat of thee, I, Paulos, who am the aged as thou knowest, but now also the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha.

⁹ but for love's sake entreating I entreat of thee, I, Paulos, who am the aged as thou knowest, but now also the bondman of Jeshu Meshiha. ¹⁰ And I entreat of thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimos,

¹⁰ And I entreat of thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimos, ¹¹ who once was of no use to thee, but (who will) now to thee, as also to me, be greatly useful; and I have sent him to thee. ¹² But thou, as (one) who is my offspring, so receive him.

¹² But thou, as (one) who is my offspring, so receive him. ¹³ For I would have retained him with me, that he might have served me for thy sake in the bonds of the gospel; ¹⁴ but without thy counsel I was not willing to do any thing, that thy goodness might not be as by constraint, but of thy will. ¹⁵ But, perhaps, for this he passed away for an hour, that thou mayest hold him for ever; ¹⁶ not henceforth as a servant, but as more than a servant, a beloved brother of mine, and how much more of thine, both in the flesh and in our Lord! ¹⁷ If then thou art with me a partaker, receive him as mine. ¹⁸ And if of any thing he hath deprived thee, or oweth, that reckon unto me. ¹⁹ I, Paulos, have written with my hands, I will repay thee; for I will not tell thee that thou owest thyself to me. ²⁰ Yes, my brother, I will be refreshed by thee in our Lord; refresh my bowels in the Meshiha.

²⁰ Yes, my brother, I will be refreshed by thee in our Lord; refresh my bowels in the Meshiha. ²¹ Because I am confident of thy hearing me, I have written to thee, and I know that more than I have asked thou wilt do. ²² But at once also prepare me a house of lodging, for I hope through your prayers I shall be given to you. ²³ Epaphra, a captive with me in Jeshu Meshiha, ²⁴ and Markos, and Aristarkos, and Dema, and Luka, my helpers, ask for your peace.

²⁴ and Markos, and Aristarkos, and Dema, and Luka, my helpers, ask for your peace. ²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha be with your spirit, my brethren. Amen.

¹ Wherefore, my holy brethren, who have been called with the calling that [is] from heaven, contemplate this Apostle and High Priest of our confession, JESHU MESHIHA!

¹⁴ FOR we are made participators with [Or, are conjoined with.] the Meshiha, if, from the beginning and unto the end, in this very standing we steadfastly persist.

¹⁰ For not unrighteous is Aloha, that he should forget your works and your charity which ye have manifested in his name, who have ministered unto the saints, and do minister.

¹⁷ Be persuaded by your leaders, and obey them; for they watch for your souls as men who must render an account of you, that with joy they may do this, and not with groans; for that is not profitable for you.

¹⁹ And more especially I ask from you to do this, that I may be turned to you quickly.

²³ But know that our brother Timotheos is released; and if he come soon, with him I will see you.

⁵ Listen, my beloved brethren: Hath not Aloha chosen the poor of the world, but rich in faith, to be heirs in that kingdom which Aloha hath promised to them who love him?

¹⁴ WHAT is the use,[Henyono, utilitas.] my brethren, if a man say, I have faith, and works he hath not? How can his faith save him?

¹⁷ Thus also the faith that hath not works is dead, (being) alone.

¹⁶ But confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed. For great is the power of that prayer which the righteous prayeth.

¹⁹ My brethren, if any of you shall err from the way of truth, and one shall convert him from his error, ²⁰ let him know, that he who turneth a sinner from the error of his way, saveth his soul from death, and hideth the multitude of his sins.

⁵ while you are kept by the power of Aloha and through faith, unto the salvation which is prepared to be revealed in the last times; ⁶ wherein you will rejoice for ever, though in this little time you are afflicted [Or, straitened.] by manifold temptations which pass over you; ⁷ that the proof of your faith may be seen, which is more precious than gold refined which is proved in fire, unto praise and unto honour and unto glory, at the revelation of Jeshu Meshiha; ⁸ whom you have not seen and (yet) love, and in whose faith you exult with glorious joy that is not spoken:

²² Let your souls be sanctified in obedience to the truth, and be filled with the charity which respecteth not persons, that with a pure heart and perfect you may love one another, ²³ as men who are regenerated, not by a perishable seed, but by that which is imperishable, by the living word of Aloha which abideth for ever.

¹⁰ those who before were not reputed a people, but now the people of Aloha; upon whom also mercies were not; but now, mercies are poured upon you. ¹¹ MY beloved, I beseech you as strangers and as sojourners, be separate from all the lusts of the body which make wars against the soul. ¹² And let your conversation be good before all men; and they who speak against you malicious words shall see your good deeds, and shall glorify Aloha in the day of the probation.

¹ So you also, wives, be subject to your own husbands, that them who have not obeyed the word, by your comely manners without labour you may win,

¹⁶ while you have a good conscience; that as they speak against you as against evil men, they may be made ashamed who have traduced your good conversations in the Meshiha.

¹ BUT I entreat of the presbyters who are among you, I, a presbyter, your companion, and a witness of the sufferings of the Meshiha, and a partaker of his glory that is to be revealed; ² feed the flock of Aloha which is delivered to you, and take care (of it) spiritually,[Vasuru ruchonoith.] not by constraint, but with the will; not for corrupt gain, but with all your heart; ³ not as lords of the flock, but that you may be to them a goodly example;

⁸ For while these are found with you, and abound, neither slothfulness nor unfruitfulness will stand against you in the knowledge of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

³ And what we have seen and heard, we make known also to you, that you may have communion with us; and our communion is with the Father, and with his Son Jeshu the Meshiha.

¹⁷ And he who hath the possession of the world, and shall see his brother that he needeth, and shall shut his compassions from him, how is there in him the love of Aloha?

²³ And this is his commandment, That we believe in the name of his Son Jeshu Meshiha, and love one another, as he hath commanded us.

¹ WHOSOEVER believeth that Jeshu is the Meshiha of Aloha is born. And every one who loveth the Generator loveth also him who is generated of him.

¹ WHOSOEVER believeth that Jeshu is the Meshiha of Aloha is born. And every one who loveth the Generator loveth also him who is generated of him. ² And by this we know that we love the children of Aloha, when we love Aloha, and work his commandments.

⁴ I have rejoiced much to have found of thy sons who walk in the truth, after the commandment we have received from the Father.

¹² Though I have many things to write to you, I will not with parchment and ink; but I hope to come to you, and mouth with mouth to speak, that our joy may be complete.

³ For I have rejoiced greatly when the brethren have come, and have testified concerning thy integrity, even as in the truth thou walkest. ⁴ And greater joy than this I have not (than) when I hear that my sons walk in the truth.

⁴ And greater joy than this I have not (than) when I hear that my sons walk in the truth. ⁵ Our beloved, in faithfulness thou performest what thou doest unto the brethren, and especially to those who are strangers, ⁶ who have testified of thy charity, before all the church, to whom thou hast done well according to that which is worthy of Aloha.

⁸ We therefore ought to receive such, that we may be helpers of the truth.

¹⁴ But I hope that soon I shall see thee, and mouth to mouth we will speak. [1:15] Peace be with thee. The friends ask thy peace. Ask the peace of the friends each by his name.