Others believe that Onesimus purposely ran to one of his master’s friends, hoping that through that one’s influence, he might be restored to good relations with a master justly angry with him for some other reason.
रोम शहर में, एक ख़ास पुलिस दल भगोड़े दासों को ढूँढ़ निकालता था, जिनका गुनाह प्राचीन कानून के हिसाब से एक सबसे गंभीर गुनाह था ।