Philemon 1:14

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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but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own free will.

But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do will be spontaneous and not forced.

But I was willing to do nothing without your counsel, so as not to make use of your good deed as if out of necessity, but only willingly