Philemon 1:14

¹⁴But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced.

Philemon 1 is a personal letter from Paul to a wealthy Christian slaveholder in Colossae, written during Paul's imprisonment in Rome around AD 60–62. The letter centers on Onesimus, a runaway slave who has become a Christian through Paul's ministry. Paul appeals to Philemon to recei