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1 Pablo, prisionero por amor de Jesucristo, y el hermano Timoteo, a ti, Filemón, amado colaborador,
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved fellow worker,
2 y a la iglesia que se reúne en tu casa, a la hermana Apia y a Arquipo, compañero de lucha:
2 to the beloved Apphia, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the assembly in your house:
3 Que Dios nuestro Padre y el Señor Jesucristo derramen en ustedes amor y paz.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Siempre doy gracias a mi Dios cuando te recuerdo en mis oraciones,
4 I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,
5 porque me han hablado del amor y de la fidelidad que profesas al Señor Jesús y a todos los que son del pueblo santo de Dios.
5 hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
6 Ruego a Dios que la fe que tenemos en común te lleve a darte cuenta de cuántas cosas buenas podemos hacer por amor a Cristo.
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 Yo mismo he hallado gran gozo y consuelo en tu amor, hermano mío, porque los corazones de los que pertenecen al pueblo santo de Dios han hallado refrigerio en tu bondad.
7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
8 Por eso, aunque podría ordenarte lo que debes hacer en el nombre de Cristo,
8 Therefore though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
9 prefiero rogártelo en nombre del amor. Yo, Pablo, anciano ya y preso por la causa de Cristo,
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 te suplico por mi hijo Onésimo, el cual llegó a ser hijo mío en mis prisiones.
10 I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have become the father of in my chains,
11 Él no te ha sido útil en el pasado, pero ahora nos es útil a ti y a mí.
11 who once was useless to you, but now is useful to you and to me.
12 Te lo mando de regreso y con él te envío mi propio corazón.
12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
13 Hubiera querido retenerlo conmigo en esta prisión en la que estoy por predicar el evangelio, pues así me habría ayudado en lugar tuyo.
13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
14 Pero preferí no hacerlo sin tu consentimiento, pues no me gustan los favores forzados.
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 Quizás Onésimo huyó de ti precisamente para que lo recuperaras para siempre,
15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever,
16 y ya no como esclavo sino como algo mucho mejor: como hermano amado. Para mí, él es muy especial. Ahora tienes razón para apreciarlo mucho más, no sólo como persona sino también como tu hermano 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 Si de veras me consideras tu amigo, recíbelo con el mismo afecto con que me recibirías a mí.
17 If then you count me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18 Si te hizo algún mal o si te robó algo, cárgalo a mi cuenta.
18 But if he has wronged you at all or owes you anything, put that to my account.
19 Yo, Pablo, lo pagaré; y para constancia escribo esto con mi puño y letra. ¡No creo que sea necesario recordarte que tú a mí me debes lo que eres!
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 Sí, hermano, alegra mi corazón en Cristo con este gesto de amor que te pido en el Señor.
20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
21 Te he escrito esta carta porque estoy seguro de que harás lo que te pido y mucho más.
21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even beyond what I say.
22 Ten una habitación lista para mí, pues espero que Dios contestará las oraciones de ustedes y permitirá que pronto vaya a verlos.
22 Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23 Epafras, mi compañero de prisión por amor a Cristo Jesús te saluda.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
24 Marcos, Aristarco, Demas y Lucas, mis colaboradores, te envían saludos también.
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25 Que el amor del Señor Jesucristo se derrame sobre ustedes.
25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

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  • Apphia

    Sister addressed with Philemon

    Addressed by Paul together with Philemon and Archippus in the letter to Philemon.

    Cited in the guide: Philemon 2

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  • Archippus

    Fellow soldier of Paul

    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

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  • Demas

    Coworker of Paul

    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

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  • Epaphras

    Founder of the Colossian church

    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

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  • Luke

    Beloved physician and coworker of Paul

    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

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  • Onesimus

    Runaway slave of Philemon

    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

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  • Philemon

    Beloved coworker of Paul

    The believer to whom Paul wrote on behalf of Onesimus; a church met in his house.

    Cited in the guide: Philemon 1

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Cross references (25)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Philippians 2:25; Ephesians 3:1; Colossians 1:1; Philemon 9; 1 Corinthians 3:9
  2. 2 Philippians 2:25; Colossians 4:17; Romans 16:5; Colossians 4:15; 2 Timothy 2:3–4
  3. 3 Romans 1:7; Ephesians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14
  4. 4 Romans 1:8; Ephesians 1:16; Colossians 1:3; Philippians 1:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
  5. 5 Colossians 1:4; Ephesians 1:15; Psalm 16:3; 1 John 5:1–2; 1 Corinthians 16:1
  6. 6 2 Peter 1:8; Philippians 1:9–11; Colossians 1:9; 1 Peter 1:5–8; Matthew 5:16
  7. 7 2 Corinthians 7:13; 2 Corinthians 7:4; 1 Thessalonians 3:9; 3 John 3–6; 1 Thessalonians 2:19
  8. 8 1 Thessalonians 2:6; 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 3:12; 2 Corinthians 10:1–2; 1 Thessalonians 2:2
  9. 9 2 Corinthians 5:20; Romans 12:1; Ephesians 4:1; Ephesians 3:1; Philemon 1–25
  10. 10 Colossians 4:9; 1 Corinthians 4:15; Galatians 4:19; 1 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4
  11. 11 2 Timothy 4:11; Job 30:1–2; 1 Peter 2:10; Luke 15:32; Romans 3:12
  12. 12 Matthew 6:14–15; Ephesians 4:32; Luke 15:20; Mark 11:25; Jeremiah 31:20
  13. 13 Ephesians 3:1; Philippians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 16:17; Philippians 2:30; Philemon 1
  14. 14 2 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Peter 5:2–3; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Corinthians 9:17; 2 Corinthians 8:12
  15. 15 Genesis 50:20; Genesis 45:5–8; Isaiah 20:6; Acts 4:28
  16. 16 Colossians 3:22; Matthew 23:8; 1 Timothy 6:2; 1 Corinthians 7:22; Ephesians 6:5–7
  17. 17 2 Corinthians 8:23; Matthew 10:40; Philemon 12; Matthew 18:5; Ephesians 3:6
  18. 18 Isaiah 53:4–7
  19. 19 Galatians 6:11; 1 Corinthians 16:21–22; Galatians 5:2; James 5:19–20; 1 Corinthians 4:15
  20. 20 Philemon 7; 3 John 4; Hebrews 13:17; Philemon 12; 1 Thessalonians 3:7–9
  21. 21 2 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Corinthians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 7:16; Galatians 5:10; 2 Corinthians 8:22
  22. 22 2 Corinthians 1:11; Philippians 2:24; 2 John 12; Acts 28:23; Philippians 1:19
  23. 23 Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:12; Romans 16:7; Colossians 4:10
  24. 24 Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:10–11; Colossians 4:14; Acts 12:12; Acts 15:37–39
  25. 25 2 Timothy 4:22; Galatians 6:18; Romans 16:20; Romans 16:23

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  1. Commentary 1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on Philemon (Homily I)

    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)