who was formerly useless to you, but is now useful to you and me.
And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
It was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost and is found.’”
So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, ‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.’”
All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.”
Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help to me in ministry.
I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,
I have sent him (who is my very heart) back to you.
You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.