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14 but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.
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But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary.
15 For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,
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Perhaps the reason he was separated from you for a little while was that you might have him back forever—
16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord .
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no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a dear brother. He is very dear to me but even dearer to you, both as a fellow man and as a brother in the Lord.
17 If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me.
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So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.
18 But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge that to my account;
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If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.
19 I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand, I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own self as well ).
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I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand. I will pay it back—not to mention that you owe me your very self.
20 Yes, brother, let me benefit from you in the Lord ; refresh my heart in Christ.
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I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in Christ.
21 Having confidence in your obedience, I write to you, since I know that you will do even more than what I say.
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Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22 At the same time also prepare me a lodging, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you.
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And one thing more: Prepare a guest room for me, because I hope to be restored to you in answer to your prayers.
23 Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, greets you,
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Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings.
24 as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow workers.
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And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.
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