6 May the fellowship of your faith become effective, with the recognition of all the good that is ours in Messiah.
7 For I’ve received much joy and comfort in your love, brother, because the hearts of the kedoshim have been refreshed through you.
8 Therefore, though I have plenty of boldness in Messiah to order you to do what’s right,
9 yet for love’s sake I appeal to you instead. I, Paul, am an old man and now also a prisoner belonging to Messiah Yeshua.
10 I beg you for my child Onesimus—for whom I became a spiritual father while in chains.
11 He once was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and me.
12 I sent him back to you—he is my very heart.