Phile 16-17, 21 | ESV | STEP | no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant , as a beloved brother — especially to me , but how much more to you , both in the flesh and in the Lord .

Philemon 16-17

16 ^ano longer as a bondservant ^{▼▼Or slave; twice in this verse (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} but more than a bondservant, as ^ca beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, ^dboth in the flesh and in the Lord.

17 So if you consider me ^eyour partner, receive him as you would receive me.

Philemon 21

21 ^fConfident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.