KJV
ASV
14. but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
ESV
14. 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.
ERVEN
14. But I did not want to do anything without asking you first. Then whatever you do for me will be what you want to do, not what I forced you to do.
NLT
14. But I didn't want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced.
WEB
14. But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
NET
14. 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.
NLV
14. But I did not want to keep him without word from you. I did not want you to be kind to me because you had to but because you wanted to.
HCSB
14. But I didn't want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.
YLT
14. and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,
LITV
14. But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your good might not be by way of necessity, but by way of willingness.
RV
14. but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
NCV
14. But I did not want to do anything without asking you first so that any good you do for me will be because you want to do it, not because I forced you.
MKJV
14. But without your consent I was willing to do nothing, that your good should not be of necessity, but willingly.
AKJV
14. But without your mind would I do nothing; that your benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
LXXEN
KJV
14. But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
AMP
14. But it has been my wish to do nothing about it without first consulting you and getting your consent, in order that your benevolence might not seem to be the result of compulsion or of pressure but might be voluntary [on your part].
KJVP
14. But G1161 CONJ without G5565 ADV thy G4674 S-2GSF mind G1106 N-GSF would G2309 V-AAI-1S I do G4160 V-AAN nothing G3762 A-ASN ; that G2443 CONJ thy G3588 T-NSN benefit G18 A-NSN should not G3361 PRT-N be G5600 V-PXS-3S as it were G5613 ADV of G2596 PREP necessity G318 N-ASF , but G235 CONJ willingly G2596 PREP .
YLT
14. and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity thy good deed may not be, but of willingness,
ASV
14. but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
WEB
14. But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
NASB
14. but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that the good you do might not be forced but voluntary.
ESV
14. 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.
RV
14. but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.
RSV
14. 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.
NKJV
14. But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.
MKJV
14. But without your consent I was willing to do nothing, that your good should not be of necessity, but willingly.
AKJV
14. But without your mind would I do nothing; that your benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
NRSV
14. but I preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced.
NIV
14. But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favour you do will be spontaneous and not forced.
NIRV
14. But I didn't want to do anything unless you agreed. Any favor you do must be done because you want to do it, not because you have to.
NLT
14. But I didn't want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced.
MSG
14. But I didn't want to do anything behind your back, make you do a good deed that you hadn't willingly agreed to.
GNB
14. However, I do not want to force you to help me; rather, I would like for you to do it of your own free will. So I will not do anything unless you agree.
NET
14. 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.
ERVEN
14. But I did not want to do anything without asking you first. Then whatever you do for me will be what you want to do, not what I forced you to do.