Philemon 1:9-16

NSB(i) 11 He was once worthless to you, but now is useful to you and me. 12 I send him back to you, like sending my heart. 13 I would have kept him with me, that in your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the good news. 14 Without your agreement I would do nothing. Your goodness should not be out of necessity, but of free will. 15 Perhaps he was separated from you for a season, that you should have him forever. 16 He is no longer a servant. He is more than a servant. He is a beloved brother, especially to me, but also to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 9 Because of love I appeal to you, since I am Paul, the aged. I am also a prisoner of Christ Jesus. 10 I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment.