\id PHM - The Greek New Testament According to Family 35, Third Edition 
\h Philemon 
\toc1 ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΗΜΟΝΑ 
\toc2 ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΗΜΟΝΑ 
\toc3 ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΗΜΟΝΑ 
\mt1 ΠΡΟΣ ΦΙΛΗΜΟΝΑ  
\c 1  
\s1 Greeting  
\m
\v 1 \w Παῦλος|strong="G3972"\w*, \w δέσμιος|strong="G1198"\w* \w Ἰησοῦ|strong="G2424"\w* \w Χριστοῦ|strong="G5547"\w*,\f + \fr 1:1 \ft ιησου χριστου \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [40%] ¦ ~ 21 ℵA [60%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU (Though Paul uses the sequence ‘Christ Jesus’ in verses 6 and 23, I take it that here and in verse 9 it is properly ‘Jesus Christ’—he alternates them.)\f* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w Τιμόθεος|strong="G5095"\w* \w ὁ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἀδελφός|strong="G0080"\w*, \w Φιλήμονι|strong="G5371"\w* \w τῷ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἀγαπητῷ|strong="G0027"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w συνεργῷ|strong="G4904"\w* \w ἡμῶν|strong="G1473"\w*,  
\v 2 \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w Ἀπφίᾳ|strong="G0682"\w* \w τῇ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἀγαπητῇ|strong="G0027"\w*\f + \fr 1:2 \ft αγαπητη \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* (94.8%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αδελφη ℵA,I,048 (4.9%) NU ¦ conflations (0.3%)\f* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w Ἀρχίππῳ|strong="G0751"\w* \w τῷ|strong="G3588"\w* \w συστρατιώτῃ|strong="G4961"\w* \w ἡμῶν|strong="G1473"\w*, \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w τῇ|strong="G3588"\w* \w κατ|strong="G2596"\w*᾿ \w οἶκόν|strong="G3624"\w* \w σου|strong="G4771"\w* \w ἐκκλησίᾳ|strong="G1577"\w*·  
\v 3 \w Χάρις|strong="G5485"\w* \w ὑμῖν|strong="G4771"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w εἰρήνη|strong="G1515"\w* \w ἀπὸ|strong="G0575"\w* \w Θεοῦ|strong="G2316"\w* \w Πατρὸς|strong="G3962"\w* \w ἡμῶν|strong="G1473"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w Κυρίου|strong="G2962"\w* \w Ἰησοῦ|strong="G2424"\w* \w Χριστοῦ|strong="G5547"\w*.   
\s1 Paul commends Philemon  
\p
\v 4 \w Εὐχαριστῶ|strong="G2168"\w* \w τῷ|strong="G3588"\w* \w Θεῷ|strong="G2316"\w* \w μου|strong="G1473"\w* \w πάντοτε|strong="G3842"\w* \w μνείαν|strong="G3417"\w* \w σου|strong="G4771"\w* \w ποιούμενος|strong="G4160"\w* \w ἐπὶ|strong="G1909"\w* \w τῶν|strong="G3588"\w* \w προσευχῶν|strong="G4335"\w* \w μου|strong="G1473"\w*,  
\v 5 \w ἀκούων|strong="G0191"\w* \w σου|strong="G4771"\w* \w τὴν|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἀγάπην|strong="G0026"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w τὴν|strong="G3588"\w* \w πίστιν|strong="G4102"\w* \w ἣν|strong="G1510"\w* \w ἔχεις|strong="G2192"\w* \w πρὸς|strong="G4314"\w* \w τὸν|strong="G3588"\w* \w Κύριον|strong="G2962"\w* \w Ἰησοῦν|strong="G2424"\w*, \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w εἰς|strong="G1519"\w* \w πάντας|strong="G3956"\w* \w τοὺς|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἁγίους|strong="G0040"\w*,  
\v 6 \w ὅπως|strong="G3704"\w* \w ἡ|strong="G3588"\w* \w κοινωνία|strong="G2842"\w* \w τῆς|strong="G3588"\w* \w πίστεώς|strong="G4102"\w* \w σου|strong="G4771"\w* \w ἐνεργὴς|strong="G1756"\w* \w γένηται|strong="G1096"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w ἐπιγνώσει|strong="G1922"\w* \w παντὸς|strong="G3956"\w*\f + \fr 1:6 \ft παντος \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* ℵA,C [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1 εργου [20%] CP\f* \w ἀγαθοῦ|strong="G0018"\w* \w τοῦ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w ὑμῖν|strong="G4771"\w*\f + \fr 1:6 \ft υμιν \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* ℵ [45%] TR ¦ ημιν A,C,048\+sup v\+sup* [55%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU (The 3\+sup rd\+sup* person is correct. It is as Philemon understands the resources available in his local congregation that the sharing of his faith will become more powerful.)\f* \w εἰς|strong="G1519"\w* \w Χριστὸν|strong="G5547"\w* \w Ἰησοῦν|strong="G2424"\w*·\f + \fr 1:6 \ft ιησουν \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA,C [2%] NU\f*  
\v 7 \w χάριν|strong="G5485"\w*\f + \fr 1:7 \ft χαριν \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* (88.1%) RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ χαραν ℵA,C,048 (11.9%) CP,NU (The first four words of verse seven offer four variant sets—observe how the attestation fluctuates, word by word.)\f* \w γὰρ|strong="G1063"\w*\f + \fr 1:7 \ft γαρ \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* ℵA,C,048 (86.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ δε (0.5%) ¦ — (13.2%)\f* \w ἔχομεν|strong="G2192"\w*\f + \fr 1:7 \ft εχομεν \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* (84.7%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εχωμεν (4.2%) ¦ εσχον ℵA,C,048 (7.4%) NU ¦ εχω (2.5%) ¦ five other variants (1.3%)\f* \w πολλὴν|strong="G4183"\w*\f + \fr 1:7 \ft εχομεν πολλην \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* (88.4%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 21 ℵA,C,048 (10.5%) NU ¦ five other variants (1.1%)\f* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w παράκλησιν|strong="G3874"\w* \w ἐπὶ|strong="G1909"\w* \w τῇ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἀγάπῃ|strong="G0026"\w* \w σου|strong="G4771"\w*, \w ὅτι|strong="G3754"\w* \w τὰ|strong="G3588"\w* \w σπλάγχνα|strong="G4698"\w* \w τῶν|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἁγίων|strong="G0040"\w* \w ἀναπέπαυται|strong="G0373"\w* \w διὰ|strong="G1223"\w* \w σοῦ|strong="G4771"\w*, \w ἀδελφέ|strong="G0080"\w*.   
\s1 Paul intercedes for Onesimus  
\p
\v 8 \w Διό|strong="G1352"\w*, \w πολλὴν|strong="G4183"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w Χριστῷ|strong="G5547"\w* \w παρρησίαν|strong="G3954"\w* \w ἔχων|strong="G2192"\w* \w ἐπιτάσσειν|strong="G2004"\w* \w σοι|strong="G4771"\w* \w τὸ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἀνῆκον|strong="G0433"\w*,  
\v 9 \w διὰ|strong="G1223"\w* \w τὴν|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἀγάπην|strong="G0026"\w* \w μᾶλλον|strong="G3123"\w* \w παρακαλῶ|strong="G3870"\w*—\w τοιοῦτος|strong="G5108"\w* \w ὢν|strong="G3739"\w* \w ὡς|strong="G5613"\w* \w Παῦλος|strong="G3972"\w* \w πρεσβύτης|strong="G4246"\w*, \w νυνὶ|strong="G3570"\w* \w δὲ|strong="G1161"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w δέσμιος|strong="G1198"\w* \w Ἰησοῦ|strong="G2424"\w* \w Χριστοῦ|strong="G5547"\w*.\f + \fr 1:9 \ft ιησου χριστου \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 21 ℵA,C [5%] NU\f*  
\v 10 \w Παρακαλῶ|strong="G3870"\w* \w σε|strong="G4771"\w* \w περὶ|strong="G4012"\w* \w τοῦ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἐμοῦ|strong="G1473"\w* \w τέκνου|strong="G5043"\w*, \w ὃν|strong="G3739"\w* \w ἐγέννησα|strong="G1080"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w τοῖς|strong="G3588"\w* \w δεσμοῖς|strong="G1199"\w* \w μου|strong="G1473"\w*,\f + \fr 1:10 \ft μου \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* C [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA [3%] NU\f* \w Ὀνήσιμον|strong="G3682"\w*  
\v 11 —\w τὸν|strong="G3588"\w* \w ποτέ|strong="G4219"\w* \w σοι|strong="G4771"\w* \w ἄχρηστον|strong="G0890"\w*, \w νυνὶ|strong="G3570"\w* \w δὲ|strong="G1161"\w*\f + \fr 1:11 \ft δε \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* A,C [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 και ℵ [2%] [NU]\f* \w σοὶ|strong="G4771"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w ἐμοὶ|strong="G1473"\w* \w εὔχρηστον|strong="G2173"\w*—\w ὃν|strong="G3739"\w* \w ἀνέπεμψα|strong="G0375"\w*.   
\p
\v 12 \w Σὺ|strong="G4771"\w* \w δὲ|strong="G1161"\w*\f + \fr 1:12 \ft συ δε \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ σοι ℵA,C [2%] NU ¦ σοι 12 [1%]\f* \w αὐτόν|strong="G0846"\w*, \w τοῦτ|strong="G3778"\w*᾿ \w ἔστιν|strong="G1510"\w* \w τὰ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἐμὰ|strong="G1699"\w* \w σπλάγχνα|strong="G4698"\w*, \w προσλαβοῦ|strong="G4355"\w*\f + \fr 1:12 \ft προσλαβου \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* C(048) (98.7%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵA (1.3%) NU\f*  
\v 13 —\w ὃν|strong="G3739"\w* \w ἐγὼ|strong="G1473"\w* \w ἐβουλόμην|strong="G1014"\w* \w πρὸς|strong="G4314"\w* \w ἐμαυτὸν|strong="G1683"\w* \w κατέχειν|strong="G2722"\w*, \w ἵνα|strong="G2443"\w* \w ὑπὲρ|strong="G5228"\w* \w σοῦ|strong="G4771"\w* \w διακονῇ|strong="G1247"\w* \w μοι|strong="G1473"\w*,\f + \fr 1:13 \ft διακονη μοι \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ~ 21 ℵA,C [5%] NU\f* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w τοῖς|strong="G3588"\w* \w δεσμοῖς|strong="G1199"\w* \w τοῦ|strong="G3588"\w* \w εὐαγγελίου|strong="G2098"\w*,  
\v 14 \w χωρὶς|strong="G5565"\w* \w δὲ|strong="G1161"\w* \w τῆς|strong="G3588"\w* \w σῆς|strong="G4597"\w* \w γνώμης|strong="G1106"\w* \w οὐδὲν|strong="G3762"\w* \w ἠθέλησα|strong="G2309"\w* \w ποιῆσαι|strong="G4160"\w*, \w ἵνα|strong="G2443"\w* \w μὴ|strong="G3361"\w* \w ὡς|strong="G5613"\w* \w κατὰ|strong="G2596"\w* \w ἀνάγκην|strong="G0318"\w* \w τὸ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἀγαθόν|strong="G0018"\w* \w σου|strong="G4771"\w* \w ᾖ|strong="G3588"\w*, \w ἀλλὰ|strong="G0235"\w* \w κατὰ|strong="G2596"\w* \w ἑκούσιον|strong="G1595"\w*.  
\v 15 \w Τάχα|strong="G5029"\w* \w γὰρ|strong="G1063"\w* \w διὰ|strong="G1223"\w* \w τοῦτο|strong="G3778"\w* \w ἐχωρίσθη|strong="G5563"\w* \w πρὸς|strong="G4314"\w* \w ὥραν|strong="G5610"\w*, \w ἵνα|strong="G2443"\w* \w αἰώνιον|strong="G0166"\w* \w αὐτὸν|strong="G0846"\w* \w ἀπέχῃς|strong="G0568"\w*  
\v 16 —\w οὐκέτι|strong="G3765"\w* \w ὡς|strong="G5613"\w* \w δοῦλον|strong="G1401"\w*, \w ἀλλ|strong="G0235"\w*᾿ \w ὑπὲρ|strong="G5228"\w* \w δοῦλον|strong="G1401"\w*, \w ἀδελφὸν|strong="G0080"\w* \w ἀγαπητόν|strong="G0027"\w*, \w μάλιστα|strong="G3122"\w* \w ἐμοί|strong="G1473"\w*, \w πόσῳ|strong="G4214"\w* \w δὲ|strong="G1161"\w* \w μᾶλλον|strong="G3123"\w* \w σοί|strong="G4771"\w*, \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w σαρκὶ|strong="G4561"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w Κυρίῳ|strong="G2962"\w*.   
\s1 Paul asks for obedience  
\p
\v 17 \w Εἰ|strong="G1487"\w* \w οὖν|strong="G3767"\w* \w με|strong="G1473"\w*\f + \fr 1:17 \ft με \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* ℵA,C [90%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ εμε [10%] TR\f* \w ἔχεις|strong="G2192"\w* \w κοινωνόν|strong="G2844"\w*, \w προσλαβοῦ|strong="G4355"\w* \w αὐτὸν|strong="G0846"\w* \w ὡς|strong="G5613"\w* \w ἐμέ|strong="G1473"\w*.  
\v 18 \w Εἰ|strong="G1487"\w* \w δέ|strong="G1161"\w* \w τι|strong="G5101"\w* \w ἠδίκησέν|strong="G0091"\w* \w σε|strong="G4771"\w* \w ἢ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ὀφείλει|strong="G3784"\w*, \w τοῦτο|strong="G3778"\w* \w ἐμοὶ|strong="G1473"\w* \w ἐλλόγει|strong="G1677"\w*.\f + \fr 1:18 \ft ελλογει \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ελλογα ℵA,C,048 [5%] NU\f*  
\v 19 \w Ἐγώ|strong="G1473"\w*, \w Παῦλος|strong="G3972"\w*, \w ἔγραψα|strong="G1125"\w* \w τῇ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ἐμῇ|strong="G1699"\w* \w χειρί|strong="G5495"\w*, «\w Ἐγὼ|strong="G1473"\w* \w ἀποτίσω|strong="G0661"\w*» (\w ἵνα|strong="G2443"\w* \w μὴ|strong="G3361"\w* \w λέγω|strong="G3004"\w* \w σοι|strong="G4771"\w* \w ὅτι|strong="G3754"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w σεαυτόν|strong="G4572"\w* \w μοι|strong="G1473"\w* \w προσοφείλεις|strong="G4359"\w*.).  
\v 20 \w Ναὶ|strong="G3483"\w* \w ἀδελφέ|strong="G0080"\w*, \w ἐγώ|strong="G1473"\w* \w σου|strong="G4771"\w* \w ὀναίμην|strong="G3685"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w Κυρίῳ|strong="G2962"\w*· \w ἀνάπαυσόν|strong="G0373"\w* \w μου|strong="G1473"\w* \w τὰ|strong="G3588"\w* \w σπλάγχνα|strong="G4698"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w Κυρίῳ|strong="G2962"\w*.\f + \fr 1:20 \ft κυριω \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* (74.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ χριστω ℵA,C (20.3%) NU ¦ — (3.3%) ¦ part of a larger omission (2.2%) [homoioteleuton] (The repetition of εν κυριω so soon bothered the Alexandrians’ sense of style.)\f*   
\p
\v 21 \w Πεποιθὼς|strong="G3982"\w* \w τῇ|strong="G3588"\w* \w ὑπακοῇ|strong="G5218"\w* \w σου|strong="G4771"\w* \w ἔγραψά|strong="G1125"\w* \w σοι|strong="G4771"\w*, \w εἰδὼς|strong="G1492"\w* \w ὅτι|strong="G3754"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w ὑπὲρ|strong="G5228"\w* \w ὃ|strong="G3588"\w* \f + \fr 1:21 \ft ο \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ α ℵA,C [3%] NU\f* \w λέγω|strong="G3004"\w* \w ποιήσεις|strong="G4160"\w*.  
\v 22 \w Ἅμα|strong="G0260"\w* \w δὲ|strong="G1161"\w* \w καὶ|strong="G2532"\w* \w ἑτοίμαζέ|strong="G2090"\w* \w μοι|strong="G1473"\w* \w ξενίαν|strong="G3578"\w*, \w ἐλπίζω|strong="G1679"\w* \w γὰρ|strong="G1063"\w* \w ὅτι|strong="G3754"\w* \w διὰ|strong="G1223"\w* \w τῶν|strong="G3588"\w* \w προσευχῶν|strong="G4335"\w* \w ὑμῶν|strong="G4771"\w* \w χαρισθήσομαι|strong="G5483"\w* \w ὑμῖν|strong="G4771"\w*.   
\s1 Farewell  
\p
\v 23 \w Ἀσπάζονταί|strong="G0782"\w*\f + \fr 1:23 \ft ασπαζονται \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [85%] RP,HF,TR,CP ¦ ασπαζεται ℵA,C [15%] OC,NU\f* \w σε|strong="G4771"\w* \w Ἐπαφρᾶς|strong="G1889"\w* \w ὁ|strong="G3588"\w* \w συναιχμάλωτός|strong="G4869"\w* \w μου|strong="G1473"\w* \w ἐν|strong="G1722"\w* \w Χριστῷ|strong="G5547"\w* \w Ἰησοῦ|strong="G2424"\w*,\f + \fr 1:23 \ft ιησου \+it rell\+it* ¦ — CP\f*  
\v 24 \w Μᾶρκος|strong="G3138"\w*, \w Ἀρίσταρχος|strong="G0708"\w*, \w Δημᾶς|strong="G1214"\w*, \w Λουκᾶς|strong="G3065"\w*, \w οἱ|strong="G3588"\w* \w συνεργοί|strong="G4904"\w* \w μου|strong="G1473"\w*.   
\p
\v 25 \w Ἡ|strong="G3588"\w* \w χάρις|strong="G5485"\w* \w τοῦ|strong="G3588"\w* \w Κυρίου|strong="G2962"\w* \w ἡμῶν|strong="G1473"\w*\f + \fr 1:25 \ft ημων \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* A,C [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — ℵ [2%] NU\f* \w Ἰησοῦ|strong="G2424"\w*\f + \fr 1:25 \ft ιησου \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* [20%] ¦ 1 χριστου ℵA,C [80%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU (Being a very personal letter, Paul is less formal.)\f* \w μετὰ|strong="G3326"\w* \w τοῦ|strong="G3588"\w* \w πνεύματος|strong="G4151"\w* \w ὑμῶν|strong="G4771"\w*. \w Ἀμήν|strong="G0281"\w*.\f + \fr 1:25 \ft αμην \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* ℵC [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ — (𝕻\+sup 87\+sup*)A,048\+sup v\+sup* [2%] NU\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \fr 1:25 \ft The citation of \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* is based on thirty-six MSS—18, 35, 201, 204, 328, 386, 394, 444, 604, 757, 824, 928, 959, 986, 1072, 1075, 1100, 1247, 1249, 1503, 1548, 1637, 1725, 1732, 1761, 1768, 1855, 1864, 1865, 1876, 1892, 2080, 2466, 2554, 2587 and 2723—all of which I collated myself. All except 328, 394, 959, 986, 1892 and 2080 are ‘perfect’ representatives of \+bd f\+bd*\+sup 35\+sup* in Philemon, as they stand, the others having a single variant each. The uniformity is impressive. Since these MSS come from all over the Mediterranean world (Sinai, Jerusalem, Patmos, Constantinople, Bucharest, Aegean, Trikala, Athens, Mt. Athos [seven different monasteries], Grottaferrata, Vatican, etc.) they are certainly representative of the family, giving us the precise family profile—it is reflected in the Text without exception.
\fp In the statements of evidence I have included the percentage of manuscript attestation for each variant, within either ( ) or [ ]. I have used ( ) for the evidence taken from \+it TuT\+it*, which I take to be reasonably precise. For the variant sets that are not covered there I had to revert to von Soden and the apparatus of N-A\+sup 27\+sup*, supplementing from other sources where possible (Scrivener and Tischendorf)—the percentages offered, I have used [ ] for these, are extrapolations based on a comparison of these sources.
\fp I venture to predict, if complete collations ever become available, that for any non-Byzantine variants listed with 5 to 1% support (in my apparatus) the margin of error should not exceed ±1%; for non-Byzantine variants listed with 10 to 6% support the margin of error should hardly exceed ±3%; where there is some division among the Byzantine witnesses the margin of error should rarely exceed ±15%. However, I guarantee the witness of Family 35. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.\f*