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14 χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης οὐδὲν ἠθέλησα ποιῆσαι, ἵνα μὴ ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην τὸ ἀγαθόν σου ᾖ ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἑκούσιον ·
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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 τάχα γὰρ διὰ τοῦτο ἐχωρίσθη πρὸς ὥραν ἵνα αἰώνιον αὐτὸν ἀπέχῃς,
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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 οὐκέτι ὡς δοῦλον ἀλλὰ ὑπὲρ δοῦλον, ἀδελφὸν ἀγαπητόν, μάλιστα ἐμοί, πόσῳ δὲ μᾶλλον σοὶ καὶ ἐν σαρκὶ καὶ ἐν κυρίῳ.
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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 Εἰ οὖν με ἔχεις κοινωνόν, προσλαβοῦ αὐτὸν ὡς ἐμέ.
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So if you consider me a partner, welcome him as you would welcome me.
18 εἰ δέ τι ἠδίκησέν σε ἢ ὀφείλει, τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγα ·
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If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to me.
19 ἐγὼ Παῦλος ἔγραψα τῇ ἐμῇ χειρί, ἐγὼ ἀποτίσω · ἵνα μὴ λέγω σοι ὅτι καὶ σεαυτόν μοι προσοφείλεις.
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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 ναί, ἀδελφέ, ἐγώ σου ὀναίμην ἐν κυρίῳ · ἀνάπαυσόν μου τὰ σπλάγχνα ἐν Χριστῷ.
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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 πεποιθὼς τῇ ὑπακοῇ σου ἔγραψά σοι, εἰδὼς ὅτι καὶ ὑπὲρ ἃ λέγω ποιήσεις.
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Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
22 ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἑτοίμαζέ μοι ξενίαν, ἐλπίζω γὰρ ὅτι διὰ τῶν προσευχῶν ὑμῶν χαρισθήσομαι ὑμῖν.
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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 Ἀσπάζεταί σε Ἐπαφρᾶς ὁ συναιχμάλωτός μου ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,
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Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings.
24 Μᾶρκος, Ἀρίσταρχος, Δημᾶς, Λουκᾶς, οἱ συνεργοί μου.
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And so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas and Luke, my fellow workers.
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