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Philem. 14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
kata (Greek #2596)
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
KJV usage: about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Pronounce: kat-ah'
Origin: a primary particle
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
without
choris (Greek #5565)
at a space, i.e. separately or apart from (often as preposition)
KJV usage: beside, by itself, without.
Pronounce: kho-rece'
Origin: adverb from 5561
thy
sos (Greek #4674)
thine
KJV usage: thine (own), thy (friend).
Pronounce: sos
Origin: from 4771
mind
gnome (Greek #1106)
cognition, i.e. (subjectively) opinion, or (objectively) resolve (counsel, consent, etc.)
KJV usage: advice, + agree, judgment, mind, purpose, will.
Pronounce: gno'-may
Origin: from 1097
would I
thelo (Greek #2309)
to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas 1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in
KJV usage: desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).
Pronounce: thel'-o
Origin: or ἐθέλω (eth-el'-o), in certain tenses θελέω (thel-eh'-o), and ἐθελέω (eth-el-eh'-o), which are otherwise obsolete apparently strengthened from the alternate form of 138
do
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
nothing
oudeis (Greek #3762)
not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing
KJV usage: any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.
Pronounce: oo-dice'
Origin: οὐδεμία (oo-dem-ee'-ah), and neuter οὐδέν (oo-den') from 3761 and 1520
; that
hina (Greek #2443)
in order that (denoting the purpose or the result)
KJV usage: albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare 3363.
Pronounce: hin'-ah
Origin: probably from the same as the former part of 1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare 3588)
thy
sou (Greek #4675)
of thee, thy
KJV usage: X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
Pronounce: soo
Origin: genitive case of 4771
benefit
agathos (Greek #18)
"good" (in any sense, often as noun)
KJV usage: benefit, good(-s, things), well. Compare 2570.
Pronounce: ag-ath-os'
Origin: a primary word
should not
o (Greek #5600)
ἦ (ay); etc. the subjunctive of 1510; (may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with 1487 and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be
KJV usage: + appear, are, (may, might, should) be, X have, is, + pass the flower of her age, should stand, were.
Pronounce: o
Origin: ἦς (ace)
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
be
o (Greek #5600)
ἦ (ay); etc. the subjunctive of 1510; (may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with 1487 and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be
KJV usage: + appear, are, (may, might, should) be, X have, is, + pass the flower of her age, should stand, were.
Pronounce: o
Origin: ἦς (ace)
as it were
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
of
kata (Greek #2596)
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
KJV usage: about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Pronounce: kat-ah'
Origin: a primary particle
necessity
anagke (Greek #318)
constraint (literally or figuratively); by implication, distress
KJV usage: distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful.
Pronounce: an-ang-kay'
Origin: from 303 and the base of 43
, but
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
willingly
hekousion (Greek #1595)
voluntariness
KJV usage: willingly.
Pronounce: hek-oo'-see-on
Origin: neuter of a derivative from 1635
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2 Cor. 9:7• 7each as he hath purposed in his heart, not of sorrow or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. (2 Cor. 9:7)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Philem. 8‑9• 8Wherefore, having much boldness to enjoin thee what is befitting,
 9for love's sake I rather entreat, being such a one as Paul aged and now also prisoner of Christ Jesus. (Philem. 8‑9)
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2 Cor. 1:24• 24not that we rule over your faith, but are fellow-workers of your joy, for by faith ye stand. (2 Cor. 1:24)
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1 Peter 5:3• 3nor as lording it over your allotments, but becoming models of the flock. (1 Peter 5:3)
thy benefit.
1 Chron. 29:17•  (1 Chron. 29:17)
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Psa. 110:3•  (Psa. 110:3)
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1 Cor. 9:7,17• 7Who ever serveth in war at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of its fruit? or who tendeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
 17For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I have an administration entrusted to me. (1 Cor. 9:7,17)
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2 Cor. 8:12• 12For if the readiness be there, [one is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he hath not. (2 Cor. 8:12)
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2 Cor. 9:5,7• 5I thought it necessary therefore to exhort the brethren that they would go before unto you and complete beforehand your blessing promised before, that it be ready thus as blessing, not as covetousness.
 7each as he hath purposed in his heart, not of sorrow or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. (2 Cor. 9:5,7)
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1 Peter 5:2• 2Tend the flock of God that [is] among you, exercising oversight, not by necessity but willingly, not for base gain, but readily, (1 Peter 5:2)
• He allows the world to go on as it is, and does not interfere with its regulations now for the sake even of His own dear children. Paul continues high in the Church as an Apostle, Philemon continues a master, and Onesimus a slave, though God had made them one in Christ Jesus. (“Philemon” by J.L. Harris)
• "The Lord loveth a cheerful giver." He delights that our obedience should be intelligent and willing. (“Philemon” by J.L. Harris)
• There may be things, and there are many, which Jesus as Lord does not command, but yet which as Master He teaches. (“Philemon” by J.L. Harris)
• {willingly} How blessed is the intelligent and willing obedience of the saint, since it springs from the recognition of all the fullness of God's love. God exacts of us nothing, but sets before us His own ways; and those who are led of the Spirit follow them. (“Philemon” by J.L. Harris)
• He gives due weight to the right he had to command, but only in order to abandon it and to give more force to his request. (“PHILEMON” by J.N. Darby)
• The Apostle would have Philemon's good to be not as of necessity but of willingness. The delicacy of feeling, and the sense of propriety that grace forms, are truly exquisite. There is nothing that maintains right so much as grace. At the same time it relinquishes its own dues, it maintains those of others. (“Philemon” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:

W. Kelly Translation

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But without thy mind I would do nothing, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness.