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Philemon 1:14

King James Version

14 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

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

Christian Standard Bible

But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.

English Standard Version

but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.

New American Standard Bible

but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will.

New International Version

But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary.

New King James Version

But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.

New Living Translation

But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced.

World English Bible

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