Verse 21. Having confidence in thy obedience. That you would comply with all my expressed desires.

I wrote unto thee. "I have written to you;" to wit, in this epistle.

Knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. In all the respects which he had mentioned -- in receiving Onesimus, and in his kind treatment of him. He had asked a great favour of him, but he knew that he would go even beyond what he had asked.

{b} "confidence" 2 Co 7:16 {+} "obedience" "compliance"