And the more anyone sees the bishop keeping silent, the more he should fear him. For everyone whom the master of the household sends to manage his household, we must receive as the one who sent him. It is clear, therefore, that we must regard the bishop as the Lord Himself.
Onesimus himself praises beyond measure your good order in God, because you all live according to truth and no heresy dwells among you. Indeed, you do not listen to anyone except one who speaks about Jesus Christ in truth.