For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

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

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

but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

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.

Being confident of thine obedience, I have written to thee, knowing that thou wilt do even more than I say.