| 1:6 |
and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’sthe sake of Christ. |
| 1:7 |
For I have comehad togreat have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother. |
| 1:9 |
yet for love’s sake I rather appeal to you—since I am such a person as Paul, thean agedold man, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus— |
| 1:10 |
I appeal to you for my childson Onesimus, whom I havefathered begotten in my imprisonment, |
| 1:11 |
who formerlypreviously was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me. |
| 1:13 |
whom I wishedwanted to keep with me, so that onin your behalf he might ministerbe toat memy service in my imprisonment for the gospel; |
| 1:14 |
but without your consent I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will. |
| 1:15 |
For perhaps heit was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, |
| 1:17 |
If then you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me. |
| 1:19 |
I, Paul, amhave writingwritten this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well). |
| 1:22 |
At the same time also prepare me a lodgingguest room, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you. |
| 1:24 |
as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. |