I thank my God, always making mention of thee at my prayers,

I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

once unserviceable to thee, but now serviceable to thee and to me:

whom I have sent back to thee: but do thou receive him, that is, my bowels:

whom I was desirous of keeping with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the glad tidings;

not any longer as a bondman, but above a bondman, a beloved brother, specially to me, and how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

If therefore thou holdest me to be a partner with thee, receive him as me;

but if he have wronged thee anything or owe anything to thee, put this to my account.

I Paul have written it with mine own hand; I will repay it: that I say not to thee that thou owest even thine own self also to me.

Yea, brother, I would have profit of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in Christ.

But withal prepare me also a lodging; for I hope that I shall be granted to you through your prayers.

Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus;

Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen.