Philemon 1:14
Douay-Rheims
But without thy counsel I would do nothing: that thy good deed might not be as it were of necessity, but voluntary.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
without thy mind--that is, consent. should not be as--"should not appear as a matter of necessity, but of free will." Had Paul kept Onesimus, however willing to gratify Paul Philemon might be, he would have no opportunity given him of showing he was so, his leave not having been asked.
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1871 · Phlm 1:14
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.