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,