and to our sister Apphia and our comrade Archippus--as well as to the Church in your house.

Yet the claims of love make me prefer to plead with you--yes, even me, Paul, though I am an ambassador for Christ Jesus and, now a prisoner for him as well.

Once he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you as well as to me.

No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.

I, Paul, am writing 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).

Because I am thoroughly persuaded of your obedience, I have written you, knowing full well that you will do by me what I am asking.