And should have indulgence (εχειν τε ανεσιν). From ανιημ, to let loose, release, relax. Old word, in the N.T. only here and 2. Thessalonians 1:7; 2. Corinthians 2:13; 2. Corinthians 7:5; 2. Corinthians 8:13. It is the opposite of strict confinement, though under guard, "kept in charge" (τηρεισθα).

Forbid (κωλυειν). To hinder "no one of his friends" (μηδενα των ιδιων). No one of Paul's "own" (cf. Acts 4:23; John 1:11) or intimates. Of these we know the names of Luke, Aristarchus, Trophimus, Philip the Evangelist.