Philemon 1:15-19
Philemon 1:15
For perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,
Philemon 1:16
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Philemon 1:17
If then you regard me as a partner, accept him as you would me.
Philemon 1:18
But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;
Philemon 1:19
I, Paul, have written this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well).