Philemon 1:14
Philemon 1:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.
Philemon 1:10-14 The Message (MSG)
While here in jail, I’ve fathered a child, so to speak. And here he is, hand-carrying this letter—Onesimus! He was useless to you before; now he’s useful to both of us. I’m sending him back to you, but it feels like I’m cutting off my right arm in doing so. I wanted in the worst way to keep him here as your stand-in to help out while I’m in jail for the Message. But I didn’t want to do anything behind your back, make you do a good deed that you hadn’t willingly agreed to.
Philemon 1:14 King James Version (KJV)
but without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
Philemon 1:14 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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.
Philemon 1:14 New Century Version (NCV)
But I did not want to do anything without asking you first so that any good you do for me will be because you want to do it, not because I forced you.
Philemon 1:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
Philemon 1:14 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favour you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary.
Philemon 1:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
but I did not want to do anything without first getting your consent, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.
Philemon 1:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
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.