Philemon · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Philemon 1 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, a brother: to Philemon, our beloved and fellow labourer;
1 PABLO, prisionero de Jesucristo, y el hermano Timoteo, á Filemón amado, y coadjutor nuestro;
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
2 And to Appia, our dearest sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church which is in thy house:
2 Y á la amada Apphia, y á Archîpo, compañero de nuestra milicia, y á la iglesia [que está] en tu casa:
2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Gracia á vosotros y paz de Dios nuestro Padre, y del Señor Jesucristo.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I give thanks to my God, always making a remembrance of thee in my prayers.
4 Doy gracias á mi Dios, haciendo siempre memoria de ti en mis oraciones.
4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
5 Hearing of thy charity and faith, which thou hast in the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints:
5 Oyendo tu caridad, y la fe que tienes en el Señor Jesús, y para con todos los santos;
5 hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
6 That the communication of thy faith may be made evident in the acknowledgment of every good work, that is in you in Christ Jesus.
6 Para que la comunicación de tu fe sea eficaz, en el conocimiento de todo el bien que está en vosotros, por Cristo Jesús.
6 that the fellowship of your faith may become effective in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.
7 For I have had great joy and consolation in thy charity, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.
7 Porque tenemos gran gozo y consolación de tu caridad, de que por ti, oh hermano, han sido recreadas las entrañas de los santos.
7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
8 Wherefore though I have much confidence in Christ Jesus, to command thee that which is to the purpose:
8 Por lo cual, aunque tengo mucha resolución en Cristo para mandarte lo que conviene,
8 Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
9 For charity sake I rather beseech, whereas thou art such a one, as Paul an old man, and now a prisoner also of Jesus Christ.
9 Ruégo[te] más bien por amor, siendo tal cual [soy], Pablo viejo, y aun ahora prisionero de Jesucristo:
9 yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10 I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bands, Onesimus,
10 Ruégote por mi hijo Onésimo, que he engendrado en mis prisiones,
10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
11 Who hath been heretofore unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable both to me and thee,
11 El cual en otro tiempo te fué inútil, mas ahora á ti y á mí es útil;
11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
12 Whom I have sent back to thee. And do thou receive him as my own bowels.
12 El cual te vuelvo á enviar; tú pues, recíbele como á mis entrañas.
12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered to me in the bands of the gospel:
13 Yo quisiera detenerle conmigo, para que en lugar de ti me sirviese en las prisiones del evangelio;
13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
14 But without thy counsel I would do nothing: that thy good deed might not be as it were of necessity, but voluntary.
14 Mas nada quise hacer sin tu consejo, porque tu beneficio no fuese como de necesidad, sino voluntario.
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season from thee, that thou mightest receive him again for ever:
15 Porque acaso por esto se ha apartado de ti por [algún] tiempo, para que le recibieses para siempre;
15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever,
16 Not now as a servant, but instead of a servant, a most dear brother, especially to me: but how much more to thee both in the flesh and in the Lord?
16 No ya como siervo, antes más que siervo, [como] hermano amado, mayormente de mí, pero cuánto más de ti, en la carne y en el Señor.
16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
17 If therefore thou count me a partner, receive him as myself.
17 Así que, si me tienes por compañero, recíbele como á mí.
17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18 And if he hath wronged thee in any thing, or is in thy debt, put that to my account.
18 Y si en algo te dañó, ó te debe, ponlo á mi cuenta.
18 But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.
19 I Paul have written it with my own hand: I will repay it: not to say to thee, that thou owest me thy own self also.
19 Yo Pablo lo escribí de mi mano, yo [lo] pagaré: por no decirte que aun á ti mismo te me debes demás.
19 I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self besides).
20 Yea, brother. May I enjoy thee in the Lord. Refresh my bowels in the Lord.
20 Sí, hermano, góceme yo de ti en el Señor; recrea mis entrañas en el Señor.
20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
21 Trusting in thy obedience, I have written to thee: knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
21 Te he escrito confiando en tu obediencia, sabiendo que aun harás más de lo que digo.
21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
22 But withal prepare me also a lodging. For I hope that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.
22 Y asimismo prepárame también alojamiento; porque espero que por vuestras oraciones os tengo de ser concedido.
22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus;
23 Te saludan Epafras, mi compañero en la prisión por Cristo Jesús,
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
24 Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke my fellow labourers.
24 Marcos, Aristarco, Demas y Lucas, mis cooperadores.
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
25 La gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo sea con vuestro espíritu. Amén. A Filemón fué enviada de Roma por Onésimo, siervo.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
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People
Archippus
Called by Paul his fellow soldier and told to complete the ministry he received in the Lord.
Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:17; Philemon 2
Demas
A coworker of Paul who sends greetings from Rome, but later deserted him because he loved the present world.
Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:10; Philemon 24
Epaphras
A faithful minister of Christ who taught the Colossians, wrestled for them in prayer, and was Paul's fellow prisoner.
Cited in the guide: Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:12; Philemon 23
Luke
Paul's beloved physician and coworker who stayed with him when others had left him in his final imprisonment.
Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 24
Onesimus
A slave who became a believer through Paul in prison and whom Paul sent back to Philemon as a beloved brother.
Cited in the guide: Colossians 4:9; Philemon 10
Philemon
The believer to whom Paul wrote on behalf of Onesimus; a church met in his house.
Cited in the guide: Philemon 1
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Philippians 2:25; Ephesians 3:1; Colossians 1:1; Philemon 9; 1 Corinthians 3:9
- 2 Philippians 2:25; Colossians 4:17; Romans 16:5; Colossians 4:15; 2 Timothy 2:3–4
- 3 Romans 1:7; Ephesians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14
- 4 Romans 1:8; Ephesians 1:16; Colossians 1:3; Philippians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
- 5 Colossians 1:4; Ephesians 1:15; Psalm 16:3; 1 John 5:1–2; 1 Corinthians 16:1
- 6 2 Peter 1:8; Philippians 1:9–11; Colossians 1:9; 1 Peter 1:5–8; Matthew 5:16
- 7 2 Corinthians 7:13; 2 Corinthians 7:4; 1 Thessalonians 3:9; 3 John 3–6; 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- 8 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 3:12; 2 Corinthians 10:1–2; 1 Thessalonians 2:2
- 9 2 Corinthians 5:20; Romans 12:1; Ephesians 4:1; Ephesians 3:1; Philemon 1–25
- 10 Colossians 4:9; 1 Corinthians 4:15; Galatians 4:19; 1 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4
- 11 2 Timothy 4:11; Job 30:1–2; 1 Peter 2:10; Luke 15:32; Romans 3:12
- 12 Matthew 6:14–15; Ephesians 4:32; Luke 15:20; Mark 11:25; Jeremiah 31:20
- 13 Ephesians 3:1; Philippians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 16:17; Philippians 2:30; Philemon 1
- 14 2 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Peter 5:2–3; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Corinthians 9:17; 2 Corinthians 8:12
- 15 Genesis 50:20; Genesis 45:5–8; Isaiah 20:6; Acts 4:28
- 16 Colossians 3:22; Matthew 23:8; 1 Timothy 6:2; 1 Corinthians 7:22; Ephesians 6:5–7
- 17 2 Corinthians 8:23; Matthew 10:40; Philemon 12; Matthew 18:5; Ephesians 3:6
- 18 Isaiah 53:4–7
- 19 Galatians 6:11; 1 Corinthians 16:21–22; Galatians 5:2; James 5:19–20; 1 Corinthians 4:15
- 20 Philemon 7; 3 John 4; Hebrews 13:17; Philemon 12; 1 Thessalonians 3:7–9
- 21 2 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Corinthians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 7:16; Galatians 5:10; 2 Corinthians 8:22
- 22 2 Corinthians 1:11; Philippians 2:24; 2 John 12; Acts 28:23; Philippians 1:19
- 23 Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:12; Romans 16:7; Colossians 4:10
- 24 Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:10–11; Colossians 4:14; Acts 12:12; Acts 15:37–39
- 25 2 Timothy 4:22; Galatians 6:18; Romans 16:20; Romans 16:23
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
These things are said to a master in behalf of a servant. Immediately at the outset, he has pulled down his spirit, and not suffered him to be ashamed, he has quenched his anger; calling himself a prisoner, he strikes him with compunction, and makes him collect himself, and makes it appear that present things are nothing.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)