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


In Context

11 Who hath been heretofore unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable both to me and thee,

12 Whom I have sent back to thee. And do thou receive him as my own bowels.

13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered to me in the bands of the gospel:

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

15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season from thee, that thou mightest receive him again for ever:

16 Not now as a servant, but instead of a servant, a most dear brother, especially to me: but how much more to thee both in the flesh and in the Lord?

Philemon 1:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:14But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:14But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and not forced.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:14but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:14but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14But without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:14But without your mind would I do nothing; that your benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.