14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
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14 but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
14 and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,
14 but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:
14 But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
14 But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.
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Commentary on Philemon 1 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 1
In this epistle we have,
Phm 1:1-7
Phm 1:8-25
We have here,
Amen is added, not only for strong and affectionate summing up the prayer and wish, so let it be; but as an expression of faith that it will be heard, so shall it be. And what need we more to make us happy than to have the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ with our spirit? This is the usual benediction, but it may be taken here to have some special respect also to the occasion; the grace of Christ with their spirits, Philemon's especially, would sweeten and mollify them, take off too deep and keen resentments of injuries, and dispose to forgive others as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven us.