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Paul says he could be “bold enough…to command,” but instead he “appeal[s] to you for love’s sake.” He frames the request as voluntary rather than forced (Philemon 1:8–9).
8Therefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to command you that which is appropriate,
9yet for love`s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus.