Philemon 13-15

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¹³ I wanted to keep him with me so that he might minister to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel,^{(A) 14} but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced.^{(B) 15} Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for the long term,