Philemon 1:14 - Good News Bible (Catholic edition in Septuagint order) However, I do not want to force you to help me; rather, I would like you to do it of your own free will. So I will not do anything unless you agree. More versionsKing 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. |