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15 Perhaps this is why he was away from[a] you for a while, that you might have him back forever, 16 no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me, but even more so to you, as a man[b] and in the Lord.(A)

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  1. 15 Was away from: literally, “was separated from,” but the same verb means simply “left” in Acts 18:1. It is a euphemism for his running away.
  2. 16 As a man: literally, “in the flesh.” With this and the following phrase, Paul describes the natural and spiritual orders.