but I would not do a single thing about it without your consent, so that this kindness of yours to me might not seem to come by compulsion but voluntarily.

not as a slave any longer but more than a slave, a dearly loved brother, especially to me and much more to you, both as a servant and as a Christian.

I, Paul, write it with my own hand, I will pay it in full -- not to mention the fact that you owe me your very self besides.