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12 him, that is my own heart. 13 Whom I did wish to have with me, in order that he might minister unto me in your stead in the bonds of the gospel: 14 but without your consent I did not wish to do anything; in order that your good might not be by constraint, but by the free will: 15 for on this account he suddenly departed from you for an hour, that you might have him back forever; 16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, and much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord: Philemon 1:12-16, Godbey New Testament. Public domain.
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