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15 Perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you could have him back forever, 16 no longer as a slave but better than a slave—as a dear brother, especially to me, but even more so to you, both as a person and as a believer.[a]

17 So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome[b] me.

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  1. Philemon 1:16 Or both in the flesh and in the Lord
  2. Philemon 1:17 The Gk. lacks you would welcome