NASB
"but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will."
— Philemon 1:14, NASB
“But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.”
“but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will. ”
“But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.”
“However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.”
“But without thy counsel I would do nothing: that thy good deed might not be as it were of necessity, but voluntary.”
“But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.”
“But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.”
who formerly was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and to me.
I have sent him back to you in person, that is, sending my very heart,
whom I wished to keep with me, so that on your behalf he might minister to me in my imprisonment for the gospel;
but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.
For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever,
no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me.