7. For we have much joy and encouragement in your love, because the tender affections of the set-apart ones have been refreshed by you, brother.
8. Therefore, although I have much boldness in Messiah to command you what is fitting,
9. because of love, I rather appeal – being such a one as Sha’ul, the aged, and now also a prisoner of יהושע Messiah –
10. I appeal to you for my child Onesimos, whom I brought forth while in my chains,
11. who formerly was of no use to you, but now is of good use to you and to me,
12. whom I sent back to you, and receive him, that is, my own tender affections,
13. whom I wished to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
14. But without your opinion I wished to do none at all, so that your good deed should not be by way of necessity, but voluntary.
15. For he parted from you for a while, possibly because of this, so that you might have him back forever,