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Philemon 1:14

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12 I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.

13 I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

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.

15 For perhaps this is why he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back for good—

16 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.
KJV
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
WEB
But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
ASV
but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
DARBY
but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:
BLB
But apart from your consent I wanted to do nothing, so that your good may be not as according to necessity, but according to willingness.
ÅB
men jeg ville ikke gjøre det uten ditt samtykke, for at godheten din ikke skulle være av tvang, men av fri vilje.
OTB
Men jeg ville ikke gjøre noe uten ditt samtykke, så din godhet ikke ville være av tvang, men av din egen frie vilje.
B1930
men uten ditt samtykke vilde jeg intet gjøre, forat din godhet ikke skulde være som av tvang, men av fri vilje.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 9:7

    Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

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  • 1 Peter 5:2–3

    Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:17

    I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:17

    If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:12

    For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:5

    So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

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  • Philemon 1:8–9

    So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,

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  • Psalms 110:3

    Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.

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