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12 whom I sent back to you, in his own person, that is, my very heart; 13 whom I was disposed to keep with me, that in your stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the Gospel; 14 but, without your consent, I was willing to do nothing; that your beneficence might not be by necessity, but by choice. 15 For, perhaps, he departed for a season for this reason, that you might have him back forever; 16 no longer as a slave, but above a slave, a brother beloved, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord! Philemon 1:12-16, Worrell New Testament. Public domain.
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