whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel;

For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,

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.

But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;