Servants not to be Detained from Their Masters
Philemon 1:14
But without your mind would I do nothing; that your benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.


Servants must not be detained without their masters' liking. Eustathius, Bishop of Armenia, was deposed from his see because under a colour of piety he had taken servants from their masters.

(W. Jones, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

WEB: But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.




Freedom Essential to Virtue
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