Philemon 1:14 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹⁴ But I did not want to do anything without yoʋr consent, so that yoʋr good deed might not be done out of compulsion, but of yoʋr own free will.

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ But without thy counsel I would do nothing: that thy good deed might not be as it were of necessity, but voluntary.

Philemon 1:14 Tagairtí Cros

1 Corinthians 9:17

If I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if I do it under compulsion, it is because I have been entrusted with a responsibility.

1 Corinthians 9:7

Who at any time serves as a soldier while supplying his own provisions? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

2 Corinthians 1:24

Not that we rule over your faith; rather, we work with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

2 Corinthians 8:12

For if the eager willingness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

2 Corinthians 9:5

So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance your previously announced blessing, so that this gift of yours may be ready as a blessing and not as something you feel forced to do.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each person should give as he decides in his heart, not with sadness or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.