Philemon 15-17

The Voice

¹⁵ Maybe this is the reason why he was supposed to be away from you for this time: so that now you will have him back forever— ¹⁶ no longer as a slave, but as more than a slave—as a dear brother. Yes, he is dear to me, but I suspect he will come to mean even more to you, both in the flesh as a servant and in the Lord as a brother.

¹⁷ So if you look upon me as your partner in this mission, then I ask you to open your heart to him as you would welcome me.