Philemon 1:14
But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
15It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer,
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:17I knowe also, my God, that thou tryest the heart, and hast pleasure in righteousnesse: I haue offred willingly in the vprightnesse of mine heart all these things: now also haue I seene thy people which are found here, to offer vnto thee willingly with ioy.
1 Corinthians 9:7Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne coste? who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of the milke of the flocke?
2 Corinthians 1:24Not that wee haue dominion ouer your faith, but wee are helpers of your ioy: for by faith yee stande.
2 Corinthians 9:5Wherefore, I thought it necessarie to exhort the brethren to come before vnto you, and to finish your beneuolence appointed afore, that it might be readie, and come as of beneuolence, and not as of niggardlinesse.
Philemon 1:8Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaund thee that which is conuenient,
Matthew Henry on Philemon 1:9-25
The Apostle's Plea for Onesimus; Salutations. ( a. d. 62.) 8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, 9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: 11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: 12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: 13… Read the whole commentary →