Chapter 6

¹ And the more anyone sees the bishop keeping silent, the more he should revere him. For everyone whom the master of the house sends to manage his affairs, we must receive just as we would receive the one who sent him. Clearly, then, we must regard the bishop as we would the Lord himself.

² Now Onesimus himself highly praises your good order in God, because you all live according to truth and because no heresy dwells among you; in fact, you don’t even listen to anyone more than to one who speaks about Jesus Christ in truth.