Philemon 15-17

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁵ Perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated [from you] for a while, that you might have him back as yours forever,

¹⁶ Not as a slave any longer but as [something] more than a slave, as a brother [Christian], especially dear to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh [as a servant] and in the Lord [as a fellow believer].

¹⁷ If then you consider me a partner and a ^[a]comrade in fellowship, welcome and receive him as you would [welcome and receive] me.