Philemon 14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 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.
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Philemon 14
New American Standard Bible
14 but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would (A)not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will.
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Philemon 14
GOD’S WORD Translation
14 Yet, I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I want you to do this favor for me out of your own free will without feeling forced to do it.
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Philemon 14
The Voice
14 But I didn’t want to make this decision without asking for your permission. This way, any goodwill on your part wouldn’t be seen as forced, but as your true and free desire.
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