书卷介绍:腓利门书保罗书信
福音改变人与人的关系,使主人与奴仆成为主内的弟兄。
腓利门是歌罗西的一位信徒,他的奴仆阿尼西母逃跑了,后来在保罗那里信了主。保罗写这封短信,请腓利门接纳阿尼西母回来,不再只当他是奴仆,而是亲爱的弟兄。保罗甚至表示,阿尼西母若欠了什么,都算在保罗的帐上。这封信让我们看见福音带来的饶恕与和好。
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1为基督耶稣被囚的保罗,同兄弟提摩太写信给我们所亲爱的同工腓利门,Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker,
2和妹子亚腓亚并与我们同当兵的,以及。to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:
3愿恩惠、平安从 神我们的父和主耶稣基督归与你们!Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4我祷告的时候提到你,常为你感谢我的 神;I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,
5因听说你的爱心并你向主耶稣和众圣徒的信心(或译:因听说你向主耶稣和众圣徒有爱心有信心)。because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
6愿你与人所同有的信心显出功效,使人知道你们各样善事都是为基督做的。I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.
7兄弟啊,我为你的爱心,大有快乐,大得安慰,因众圣徒的心从你得了。I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
8我虽然靠着基督能放胆吩咐你合宜的事,So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,
9然而像我这保罗,现在又是为基督耶稣被囚的,宁可凭着爱心求你,I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.
10就是为我在捆锁中所生的儿子(就是有益处的意思)求你。I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
11他从前与你没有益处,但如今与你我都有益处。Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
12我现在打发他亲自回你那里去;他是我。I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
13我本来有意将他留下,在我为福音所受的捆锁中替你伺候我。I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
14但不知道你的意思,我就不愿意这样行,叫你的善行不是出于,乃是出于甘心。But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
15他暂时离开你,或者是叫你永远得着他,For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—
16不再是,乃是高过奴仆,是亲爱的兄弟。在我实在是如此,何况在你呢!这也不拘是按肉体说,是按主说。no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
17你若以我为同伴,就收纳他,如同收纳我一样。So if you consider me a partner, receive him as you would receive me.
18他若亏负你,或欠你什么,都;But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.
19我必偿还,这是我—保罗写的。我并不用对你说,连你自己也是亏欠于我。I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
20兄弟啊,望你使我在主里因你(或译:益处),并望你使我的心在基督里得畅快。Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
21我写信给你,深信你必顺服,知道你所要行的必过于我所说的。Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22此外你还要给我预备住处;因为我盼望借着你们的祷告,必蒙恩到你们那里去。In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
23为基督耶稣与我同坐监的问你安。Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,
24与我同工的马可、亚里达古、、路加也都问你安。as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
25愿我们主耶稣基督的恩常在你的心里。阿们!The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.