6 As you share your faith with others, I pray that they may come to know all the blessings Christ has given us.
7 My friend, your love has made me happy and has greatly encouraged me. It has also cheered the hearts of God's people.
8 Christ gives me the courage to tell you what to do.
9 But I would rather ask you to do it simply because of love. Yes, as someone in jail for Christ,
10 I beg you to help Onesimus! He is like a son to me because I led him to Christ here in jail.
11 Before this, he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.
12 Sending Onesimus back to you makes me very sad.