Philemon 1:14
World English Bible (WEB)
But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
In context
12 I am sending him back. Therefore receive him, that is, my own heart,
13 whom I desired to keep with me, that on your behalf he might serve me in my chains for the Good News.
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
15 For perhaps he was therefore separated from you for a while that you would have him forever,
16 no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
Philemon 1:14 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.