“If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;”
King James Version (KJV)
1:16 In the flesh - As a dutiful servant. In the Lord - As a fellow - Christian.
1:17 If thou accountest me a partner - So that thy things are mine, and mine are thine.
1:19 I will repay it - If thou requirest it. Not to say, that then owest me thyself - It cannot be expressed, how great our obligation is to those who have gained our souls to Christ. Beside - Receiving Onesimus.
1:20 Refresh my bowels in Christ - Give me the most exquisite and Christian pleasure.
Phm 1:18 If he hath wronged thee. By defrauding thee of his service. Or oweth [thee] ought. Some have seen in this a suggestion that Onesimus had robbed Philemon, but that inference is not necessary. On the gospel and slavery, see topic 9254.