New Century Version

Philemon 1:14-16 New Century Version (NCV)

14. But I did not want to do anything without asking you first so that any good you do for me will be because you want to do it, not because I forced you.

15. Maybe Onesimus was separated from you for a short time so you could have him back forever—

16. no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a loved brother. I love him very much, but you will love him even more, both as a person and as a believer in the Lord.