Philemon 1:14

But without thy minde would I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not bee as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
- Basic English Bible

But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness will not be out of compulsion, but by your own free will.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

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

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

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

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

Wesley's Notes for Philemon 1:14

1:14 That thy benefit might not be by constraint - For Philemon could not have refused it.