If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.
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Verse 17 is found in chapter 1 of Philemon. Paul asks that Onesimus be received as if he were Paul himself and offers to assume any debt. The request has a deeply reconciling dimension: Paul does not merely ask for forgiveness, but personally places himself between the parties and commits himself to addressing the broken relationship.
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So du nun mich hältst für deinen Genossen, so wollest du ihn als mich selbst annehmen.
Así que, si me tienes por compañero, recíbele como a mi.
Si donc tu me tiens pour ton ami, reçois-le comme moi-même.
Se dunque tu mi tieni per consorte, accoglilo come me stesso.
Assim, pois, se me tens por companheiro, recebe-o como a mim mesmo.
所以,你若以我為同伴,就接納他,如同接納我一樣。
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