¹⁰ appeal to you for my son,^(A) Onesimus.^[a](B) I became his father^(C) while I was in chains.

¹⁶ no longer as a slave, but more than a slave – as a dearly loved brother. He is especially so to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh^(A) and in the Lord.^(B)