Bible (Tyndale)/Philemon

Chapter 1
Paul the presoner of Iesu Christ and brother Timotheus.Vnto Philemon the beloved and oure helper 

and to the beloved Appia and to Archippus oure felowe soudier and to the congregacion of thy housse. 

Grace be with you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ. 

I thake my God makinge mencio all wayes of the in my prayers 

when I heare of thy love and fayth which thou hast towarde the Lorde Iesu and towarde all saynctes: 

so that the fellisshippe that thou hast in the fayth is frutefull thorow knowledge of all good thinges which are in you by Iesus Christ. 

And we have great ioye and consolacion over thy love: for by the (brother) the saynctes hertes are comforted. 

Wherfore though I be bolde in Christ to enioyne the that which becometh the: 

<section begin="1:9"/>yet for loves sake I rather beseche the though I be as I am eve Paul aged and now in bondes for Iesu Christes sake. <section end="1:9"/>

<section begin="1:10"/>I beseche the for my sonne Onesimus whom I begat in my bondes <section end="1:10"/>

<section begin="1:11"/>which in tyme passed was to the vnproffetable: but now proffetable bothe to the and also to me <section end="1:11"/>

<section begin="1:12"/>whom I have sent home agayne. Thou therfore receave him that is to saye myne awne bowels <section end="1:12"/>

<section begin="1:13"/>whom I wolde fayne have retayned with me that in thy stede he myght have ministred vnto me in ye bondes of the gospell. <section end="1:13"/>

<section begin="1:14"/>Neverthelesse without thy mynde wolde I doo nothinge that yt good which springeth of the shuld not be as it were of necessitie but willingly. <section end="1:14"/>

<section begin="1:15"/>Haply he therfore departed for a season yt thou shuldest receave him for ever <section end="1:15"/>

<section begin="1:16"/>not nowe as a servaut: but above a servaunt I meane a brother beloved specially to me: but how moche more vnto the both in the flesshe and also in the Lorde? <section end="1:16"/>

<section begin="1:17"/>Yf thou count me a felowe receave him as my selfe. <section end="1:17"/>

<section begin="1:18"/>Yf he have hurt the or oweth the ought that laye to my charge. <section end="1:18"/>

<section begin="1:19"/>I Paul have writte it with myne awne hode. I will recompence it. So that I do not saye to the howe that thou owest vnto me eve thyne awne silfe. <section end="1:19"/>

<section begin="1:20"/>Even so brother let me enioye the in the Lorde. Comforte my bowels in the Lorde. <section end="1:20"/>

<section begin="1:21"/>Trustinge in thyne obediece I wrote vnto the knowynge that thou wilt do more then I saye for. <section end="1:21"/>

<section begin="1:22"/>Moreover prepare me lodgynge: for I trust thorow ye helpe of youre prayers I shalbe geven vnto you. <section end="1:22"/>

<section begin="1:23"/>Ther salute ye Epaphras my felowe presoner in Christ Iesu <section end="1:23"/>

<section begin="1:24"/>Marcus Aristarchus Demas Lucas my helpers. <section end="1:24"/>

<section begin="1:25"/>The grace of oure Lorde Iesu Christ be with youre spretes. Amen. <section end="1:25"/>