Philemon 1:14 - 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].

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King 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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