Philemon 7-9

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁷ For I have derived great joy and comfort and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints [who are your fellow Christians] have been cheered and refreshed through you, [my] brother.

⁸ Therefore, though I have abundant boldness in Christ to charge you to do what is fitting and required and your duty to do,

⁹ Yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you just for what I am—I, Paul, an ambassador [of Christ Jesus] and an old man and now a prisoner for His sake also—