Philem
Chapters 1:5-11
Revised Version 1885
5hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;
6that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ.
7For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.
8Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,
9yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:
10I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
11who was aforetime unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me: