Philemon 1:12-14

Paul's Plea for Onesimus

¹² I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. ¹³ I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me _s on your behalf _t during my imprisonment for the gospel, ¹⁴ but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be _u by compulsion but of your own accord.

1. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 16:17
   I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because they have made up for your absence.
   
2. Cross References
   Philemon 1:10
   I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment.
   Philippians 1:7
   It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.
   
3. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 9:7
   Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
   1 Peter 5:2
   Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly.