New International Version (NIV)
14But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary.
Philemon 1:14
Philemon 1:14 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
14but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
14but 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
14But 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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
14but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
14But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
14But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
14But I didn’t want to do anything unless you agreed. Any favor you do must be done because you want to do it, not because you have to.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
14But I did not want to do anything unless you agreed. I wanted you to help me because you really want to help. I did not want to make you do it.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
14but apart from your mind I willed to do nothing, so that your good deed may not be as of necessity, but of willingness,