¹⁶ I rejoice because I have complete confidence in you.^(A)

³ And I wrote as I did, so that when I came, I might not suffer grief from those who should have made me rejoice, for I am confident about all of you, that my joy would be the joy of all of you.^(A)

²¹ Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.^(A)

Paul’s Plea for Onesimus

⁸ For this reason, though I am more than bold enough in Christ to command you to do the right thing,

⁴ And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will go on doing the things that we command.^(A)