Philemon 1:14
But I would do nothing without thy consent; that thy good deed might not be, as it were, by constraint, but willingly.
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Summary
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
Bible References
Thy benefit
1 Corinthians 9:7
Who ever warreth at his own charge? Who planteth a vineyard, and doth not eat of its fruit? Or who feedeth a flock, and doth not eat of the milk of the flock?
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there be first a ready mind, a man is accepted, according to what he hath, not according to what he hath not.
2 Corinthians 9:5
Therefore I thought it necessary, to desire the brethren to go before to you, and compleat this your bounty, which had been spoken of before, that it may be ready as a bounty, and not as a matter of covetousness.
1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it not by constraint, but willingly, not for filthy gain, but of a ready mind,