Philemon
Reading Philemon in the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible, public-domain text from 1899.
Opening Verses
1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy, a brother: to Philemon, our beloved and fellow labourer,
2 And to Appia, our dearest sister, and to Archippus, our fellow soldier, and to the church which is in thy house.
3 Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I give thanks to my God, always making a remembrance of thee in my prayers.
5 Hearing of thy charity and faith, which thou hast in the Lord Jesus and towards 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.
7 For I have had great joy and consolation in thy charity, because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee, brother.
8 Wherefore, though I have much confidence in Christ Jesus to command thee that which is to the purpose:
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.
10 I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bands, Onesimus,
Read full Philemon in Bible Explorer →All 1 chapters
Philemon in other translations
About this translation
The Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible (1899) is one of seven public-domain translations available in the OCC Bible Explorer. Use the full app to compare translations side by side, search across all translations, and explore Strong's Hebrew and Greek concordance entries linked to every word.