And I urge you people earnestly to do this [i.e., pray for me], so that I can be sent back to you sooner [i.e., by God’s providence].
And another thing: Prepare a place for me to stay, because I hope that through [an answer to] your prayers I will be returned to you. [Note: Paul was hoping to be released from imprisonment to visit Philemon at Colosse].
But I urge you, brothers [and sisters], listen to these words of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly.