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Philemon 1:6-12 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

6. and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake.

7. For I have come to have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

8. Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is proper,

9. yet for love's sake I rather appeal to you-since I am such a person as Paul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus-

10. I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my imprisonment,

11. who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.

12. I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart,

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