Philemon, Chapter 1
Introduction
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- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 297.
- Original text: The Codex Sinaiticus Project's verbatim transcription of the folio shown, letter for letter as the scribe wrote it (no accents, lunate sigma ϲ, nomina sacra such as θϲ for θεός and κϲ for κύριος). Beneath it, for comparison, the reading of Tischendorf's 8th critical edition (1869). Where the two differ, the transcription is what the manuscript actually says.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1παυλοϲ δεϲμιοϲ χυ ιυ και τιμοθεοϲ ο αδελφοϲ φιλημονι τω αγαπητω και ϲυνεργω ημων 2και απφια τη αδελφη και αρχιππω τω ϲυϲτρατιωτη ημω και τη κατ οικον ϲου εκκληϲια · 3χαριϲ ϋμιν και ειρηνη απο θυ πρϲ και κυ ιυ χυ 4ευχαριϲτω τω θω μου παντοτε μνιαν ϲου ποιουμενοϲ επι των προϲευχων μου 5ακουων ϲου την αγαπην · και την πιϲτιν ην εχειϲ προϲ τον κν ιν και ειϲ πανταϲ τουϲ αγιουϲ · 6οπωϲ η κοινωνια τηϲ πιϲτεωϲ ϲου ενεργηϲ γενηται εν επιγνωϲι παντοϲ αγαθου του εν υμιν ειϲ χν 7χαραν γαρ πολλην εϲχον επι τη αγαπη ϲου · οτι τα ϲπλαγχνα των αγιων αναπεπαυται δια ϲου αδελφε 8διο πολλην εν χω παρρηϲιαν εχω επιταϲϲιν ϲοι το ανηκον ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Παῦλος δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ καὶ Τιμόθεος ὁ ἀδελφὸς Φιλήμονι τῷ ἀγαπητῷ καὶ συνεργῷ ἡμῶν 2καὶ Ἀπφίᾳ τῇ ἀδελφῇ καὶ Ἀρχίππῳ τῷ συστρατιώτῃ ἡμῶν καὶ τῇ κατ’ οἶκόν σου ἐκκλησίᾳ· 3χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. 4Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ θεῷ μου πάντοτε μνείαν σου ποιούμενος ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου, 5ἀκούων σου τὴν ἀγάπην καὶ τὴν πίστιν ἣν ἔχεις πρὸς τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ εἰς πάντας τοὺς ἁγίους, 6ὅπως ἡ κοινωνία τῆς πίστεώς σου ἐνεργὴς γένηται ἐν ἐπιγνώσει παντὸς ἀγαθοῦ τοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν εἰς Χριστόν· 7χαρὰν γὰρ πολλὴν ἔσχον καὶ παράκλησιν ἐπὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου, ὅτι τὰ σπλάγχνα τῶν ἁγίων ἀναπέπαυται διὰ σοῦ, ἀδελφέ. 8Διό, πολλὴν ἐν Χριστῷ παρρησίαν ἔχων ἐπιτάσσειν σοι τὸ ἀνῆκον,
1Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, 2And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: 3Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, 5Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; 6That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. 7For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. 8Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
9δια την αγαπην μαλλον παρακαλω · τοιουτοϲ ων ωϲ παυλοϲ πρεϲβυτηϲ ˙ νυνι δε και δεϲμιοϲ χυ ιυ 10παρακαλω ϲε περι του εμου τεκνου ον εγεννηϲα εν τοιϲ δεϲμοιϲ ονηϲιμον11τον ποτε ϲο̣ι αχρηϲτον ˙ νυνϊ δε και ϲοι και εμοι ευχρηϲτον 12ον ανεπεμψα ϲοι αυτον τουτ εϲτι τα εμα ϲπλαγχνα 13ον εγω ηβουλομην προϲ εμαυτον κατεχιν ινα ϋπερ ϲου μοι διακονη εν τοιϲ δεϲμοιϲ του ευαγγελιου ˙ 14χωριϲ δε τηϲ ϲηϲ γνωμηϲ ουδεν ηθεληϲα ποιηϲαι · ϊνα μη ωϲ κατα αναγκην το αγαθον ϲου η αλλα κατα εκουϲιον 15ταχα γαρ δια τουτο εχωριϲθη προϲ ωραν · ϊνα αιωνιον αυτον απεχηϲ ˙ 16ουκετι ωϲ δουλον · αλλα ϋπερ δουλον αγαπητον ˙ μαλιϲτα εμοι ˙ ποϲω δε μαλλον ϲοι · και ε ϲαρκι και εν κω
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
9διὰ τὴν ἀγάπην μᾶλλον παρακαλῶ, τοιοῦτος ὢν ὡς Παῦλος πρεσβύτης, νυνὶ δὲ καὶ δέσμιος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, 10παρακαλῶ σε περὶ τοῦ ἐμοῦ τέκνου, ὃν ἐγέννησα ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς, Ὀνήσιμον, 11τόν ποτέ σοι ἄχρηστον νυνὶ δὲ καὶ σοὶ καὶ ἐμοὶ εὔχρηστον, ὃν ἀνέπεμψά σοι, 12αὐτόν, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν τὰ ἐμὰ σπλάγχνα. 13ὃν ἐγὼ ἐβουλόμην πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν κατέχειν, ἵνα ὑπὲρ σοῦ μοι διακονῇ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, 14χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι, ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον. 15τάχα γὰρ διὰ τοῦτο ἐχωρίσθη πρὸς ὥραν ἵνα αἰώνιον αὐτὸν ἀπέχῃς, 16οὐκ ἔτι ὡς δοῦλον ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί, πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν κυρίῳ.
9Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 10I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: 11Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: 12Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: 13Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: 14But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. 15For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; 16Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
17ει ουν με εχειϲ κοινωνον · προϲλαβου αυτον ωϲ εμε · 18ει δε τι ηδικηϲεν ϲε η οφιλει · τουτο εμοι ελλογα · 19εγω παυλοϲ εγραψα τη εμη χειρι · εγω αποτιϲω · ϊνα μη λεγω ϲοι οτι κ(αι) ϲεαυτον μοι προϲοφιλειϲ · 20ναι αδελφε εγω ϲου οναιμην εν κω · αναπαυϲον μου τα ϲπλαγχνα εν χω · 21πεποιθωϲ τη ϋπακοη ϲου εγραψα ϲοι · ειδωϲ οτι και ϋπερ α λεγω ποιηϲειϲ 22αμα δε και ετοιμαζε μοι ξενιαν · ελπιζω γαρ οτι δια των προϲευχω ϋμων χαριϲθηϲομαι ϋμιν 23αϲπαζεται ϲε επαφραϲ ο ϲυναιχμαλωτοϲ μου εν χω ιυ · 24μαρκοϲ · αριϲταρχοϲ · δημαϲ λουκαϲ · οι ϲυνεργοι μου ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
17εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ. 18εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει, τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγα· 19ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω· ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις. 20ναί, ἀδελφέ, ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν κυρίῳ· ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν Χριστῷ. 21Πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου ἔγραψά σοι, εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ ἃ λέγω ποιήσεις. 22ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν· ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν. 23Ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, 24Μάρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου.
17If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. 18If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; 19I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides. 20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. 21Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. 22But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. 23There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; 24Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
25η χαριϲ του κυ ιυ χυ μετα του πνϲ ϋμων · αμην ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
25Ἡ χάρις τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν.
25The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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