I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel;
I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence;
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
It is right for me to feel thus about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete your service to me.
Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker
I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment.
I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart.