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12 I have sent him back, therefore receive him as one that I tenderly love. 13 I would have kept him with me, to assist me in your stead during my confinement for the gospel. 14 but I would not do any thing without your consent; that your benefaction might not appear any ways forc'd, but perfectly voluntary. 15 perhaps he quitted you for a while, to be yours for ever after: 16 not as a slave, but in another quality, as a dear brother whom I particularly value, but much more should you, both as he is your servant, and as he is a christian. Philemon 1:12-16, Mace New Testament. Public domain.
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