Philemon 1:14 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹⁴ 3 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ but without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ But it has been my wish to do nothing about it without first consulting you and getting your consent, in order that your benevolence might not seem to be the result of compulsion or of pressure but might be voluntary [on your part].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ However, I didn’t want to do anything without your consent so that your act of kindness would occur willingly and not under pressure.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ But I was willing to do nothing without your counsel, so as not to make use of your good deed as if out of necessity, but only willingly.

Philemon 1:14 Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

2 And they ate, and drank before the Lord that day with great joy. And they anointed the second time Solomon the son of David. And they anointed him to the Lord to be prince, end Sadoc to be high priest.

Psalm 110:3

His work is praise and magnificence: and his justice continueth for ever and ever.

1 Corinthians 9:17

6 I therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as one beating the air:

1 Corinthians 9:7

6 For if I preach the gospel, it is no glory to me, for a necessity lieth upon me: for woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel.

2 Corinthians 1:24

For to this end also did I write, that I may know the experiment of you, whether you be obedient in all things.

2 Corinthians 8:12

1 For we forecast what may be good not only before God, but also before men.

2 Corinthians 9:5

4 And in their praying for you, being desirous of you, because of the excellent grace of God in you.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Now I Paul myself beseech you, by the mildness and modesty of Christ, who in presence indeed am lowly among you, but being absent, am bold toward you.