If I do it with a good will, I have a reward. If I do it against my will, an office is committed unto me.
Philemon 1:14 - William Tyndale New Testament Nevertheless, without thy mind, would I do nothing, that that good which springeth of thee should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will. Common English Bible 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But without thy counsel I would do nothing: that thy good deed might not be as it were of necessity, but voluntary. |
If I do it with a good will, I have a reward. If I do it against my will, an office is committed unto me.
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own cost? who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit? or who feedeth a flock and eateth not of the milk?
Not that we be lords over your faith: but helpers of your joy. For by faith ye stand.
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
¶ Wherefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, to come before hand unto you, for to prepare your good blessing promised afore, that it might be ready: so that it be a blessing, and not a defrauding.
And let every man do according as he hath purposed in his heart, not grudgingly, or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver.