Philemon 1:14
King James Version (KJV)
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
In context
12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
Philemon 1:14 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
- WEB World English Bible
- But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
- ASV American Standard Version
- but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,
- DBY Darby Translation
- but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:
- WBS Webster Bible
- But without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.