8 Wherefore, though I might bee much bolde in Christ to enioyne thee that which is conuenient;
9 Yet for loues sake I rather beseech thee, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Iesus Christ.
10 I beseech thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bonds,
11 Which in time past was to thee vnprofitable: but now profitable to thee and to me:
12 Whom I haue sent againe: thou therfore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels.
13 Whome I would haue reteined with mee, that in thy stead hee might haue ministred vnto me in the bonds of the Gospel.
14 But without thy minde would I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not bee as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
15 For perhaps hee therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer:
16 Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, a brother beloued, specially to mee, but how much more vnto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
17 If thou count mee therefore a partner, receiue him as my selfe.
18 If hee hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account.
19 I Paul haue written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I doe not say to thee how thou owest vnto me, euen thine owne selfe besides:
20 Yea, brother, let mee haue ioy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowles in the Lord.
21 Hauing confidence in thy obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt also doe more then I say.
22 But withall prepare mee also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be giuen vnto you.
Philem 1:8-22
All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).