|
12 whom I sent again to you—he who is my own heart, 13 whom I intended to retain to myself, that in your behalf he might minister to me in the bonds of the good news, 14 but apart from your mind I willed to do nothing, so that your good deed may not be as of necessity, but of willingness, 15 for perhaps because of this he departed for an hour, that you may have him continuously, 16 no longer as a servant, but above a servant—a beloved brother, especially to me, and how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the LORD! Philemon 1:12-16, Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press.
|
