Philemon 1:14

Geneva Bible (1560)

But without thy minde woulde I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not be as it were of necessitie, but willingly.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 9:7 : 7 As euery man wisheth in his heart, so let him giue, not grudgingly, or of necessitie: for God loueth a cheerefull giuer.
  • Phlm 1:8-9 : 8 Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaunde thee that which is conuenient, 9 Yet for loues sake I rather beseeche thee, though I be as I am, euen Paul aged, and euen nowe a prisoner for Iesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 5:2-3 : 2 Feede the flocke of God, which dependeth vpo you, caring for it not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde: 3 Not as though ye were lords ouer Gods heritage, but that yee may bee ensamples to the flocke.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I 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.
  • Ps 110:3 : 3 Thy people shall come willingly at the time of assembling thine armie in holy beautie: the youth of thy wombe shalbe as the morning dewe.
  • 1 Cor 9:7 : 7 Who 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?
  • 1 Cor 9:17 : 17 For if I do it willingly, I haue a reward, but if I do it against my will, notwithstanding the dispensation is committed vnto me.
  • 2 Cor 1:24 : 24 Not that wee haue dominion ouer your faith, but wee are helpers of your ioy: for by faith yee stande.
  • 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there be first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
  • 2 Cor 9:5 : 5 Wherefore, 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.

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  • Phlm 1:13
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    13 Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.

  • Phlm 1:15-16
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    15 It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer,

    16 Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

  • 1 Cor 9:17-18
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    17 For if I do it willingly, I haue a reward, but if I do it against my will, notwithstanding the dispensation is committed vnto me.

    18 What is my reward then? verely that when I preach the Gospel, I make the Gospel of Christ free, that I abuse not mine authoritie in ye Gospel.

  • Phil 4:17
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    17 Not that I desire a gift: but I desire the fruit which may further your reckoning.

  • Phil 2:20
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    20 For I haue no man like minded, who will faithfully care for your matters.

  • Phlm 1:7-8
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    7 For we haue great ioy and consolation in thy loue, because by thee, brother, the Saintes bowels are comforted.

    8 Wherefore, though I bee very bolde in Christ to commaunde thee that which is conuenient,

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15 But I haue vsed none of these things: neither wrote I these things, that it should be so done vnto me: for it were better for me to die, then that any man should make my reioycing vaine.

  • 2 Cor 11:9-10
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    9 And when I was present with you, and had neede, I was not slouthfull to the hinderance of any man: for that which was lacking vnto me, the brethre which came from Macedonia, supplied, and in all thinges I kept and will keepe my selfe, that I should not be grieuous to you.

    10 The trueth of Christ is in me, that this reioycing shall not be shut vp against me in the regions of Achaia.

  • Phil 2:30
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    30 Because that for the woorke of Christ he was neere vnto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that seruice which was lacking on your part towarde me.

  • 2 Cor 8:11-13
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    11 Nowe therefore performe to doe it also, that as there was a readinesse to will, euen so yee may performe it of that which yee haue.

    12 For if there be first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

    13 Neither is it that other men should be eased and you grieued: But vpon like condition, at this time your abundance supplieth their lacke:

  • Rom 1:13
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    13 Now my brethren, I would that ye should not be ignorant, how that I haue oftentimes purposed to come vnto you (but haue bene let hitherto) that I might haue some fruite also among you, as I haue among the other Gentiles.

  • Phlm 1:21
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    21 Trusting in thine obedience, I wrote vnto thee, knowing that thou wilt do eue more then I say.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15 And in this confidence was I minded first to come vnto you, that ye might haue had a double grace,

    16 And to passe by you into Macedonia, and to come againe out of Macedonia vnto you, and to be led foorth towarde Iudea of you.

  • Rom 1:9-10
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    9 For God is my witnesse (whom I serue in my spirit in the Gospel of his Sonne) that without ceasing I make mention of you

    10 Alwayes in my prayers, beseeching that by some meanes, one time or other I might haue a prosperous iourney by the will of God, to come vnto you.

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    1 For as touching the ministring to the Saints, it is superfluous for me to write vnto you.

  • 2 Cor 8:8
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    8 This say I not by commaundement, but because of the diligence of others: therefore prooue I the naturalnesse of your loue.

  • 2 Cor 9:5
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    5 Wherefore, 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.

  • 2 Cor 8:3-5
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    3 For to their power (I beare record) yea, and beyonde their power, they were willing,

    4 And praied vs with great instance that we woulde receiue the grace, and felowship of the ministring which is toward the Saints.

    5 And this they did, not as we looked for: but gaue their owne selues, first to the Lorde, and after vnto vs by the will of God,

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    18 For I dare not speake of any thing, which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient in worde and deede,

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    10 Nowe I reioyce also in the Lord greatly, that nowe at the last your care for mee springeth afresh, wherein notwithstanding ye were careful, but yee lacked opportunitie.

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    15 And I will most gladly bestow, and will be bestowed for your soules: though the more I loue you, the lesse I am loued.

  • 2 Cor 2:9
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    9 For this cause also did I write, that I might knowe the proofe of you, whether yee would be obedient in all things.

  • Phil 1:12
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    12 I would ye vnderstood, brethren, that the things which haue come vnto me, are turned rather to the furthering of the Gospell,

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    13 For it is God which worketh in you, both the will and the deede, euen of his good pleasure.

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    1 Bvt I determined thus in my selfe, that I would not come againe to you in heauinesse.

  • 1 Cor 7:6
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    6 But I speake this by permission, not by commandement.

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    7 With good will, seruing the Lord, and not men.

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    19 (And not so onely, but is also chosen of the Churches to be a fellowe in our iourney, concerning this grace that is ministred by vs vnto the glorie of the same Lorde, and declaration of your prompt minde)

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    31 That I may be deliuered from them which are disobedient in Iudea, & that my seruice which I haue to doe at Hierusalem, may be accepted of the Saintes,

    32 That I may come vnto you with ioy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

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    13 I haue many things to write: but I will not with yncke and pen write vnto thee:

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    25 Whereof I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen mee vnto you ward, to fulfill the word of God,

  • Phil 1:24
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    24 Neuerthelesse, to abide in the flesh, is more needefull for you.

  • 2 Cor 1:24
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    24 Not that wee haue dominion ouer your faith, but wee are helpers of your ioy: for by faith yee stande.

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    7 As it becommeth me so to iudge of you all, because I haue you in remembrance that both in my bands, and in my defence, & confirmation of the Gospell you all were partakers of my grace.

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    19 For I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation through your prayer, and by the helpe of the Spirit of Iesus Christ,

  • Rom 15:15
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    15 Neuerthelesse, brethren, I haue somewhat boldly after a sort written vnto you, as one that putteth you in remembrance, through the grace that is giuen me of God,

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    10 Therefore write I these thinges being absent, least when I am present, I should vse sharpenesse, according to the power which the Lorde hath giuen mee, to edification, and not to destruction.

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    10 Warning onely that we should remember the poore: which thing also I was diligent to doe.

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    16 As free, and not as hauing the libertie for a cloke of maliciousnesse, but as the seruauntes of God.