What does Philemon 1:14 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly."
Verse Philemon 1:14. _THAT THY BENEFIT SHOULD NOT BE AS IT WERE OF_ _NECESSITY_] If the apostle had kept Onesimus in his service, and written to Philemon to forgive him and permit him to stay, to this...
BUT WITHOUT THY MIND WOULD I DO NOTHING - Nothing in the matter referred to. He would not retain Onesimus in his service, much as he needed his assistance, without the cordial consent of Philemon. He...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATION _ 1. The greeting (Philemon 1:1)_ 2. Recognition of Philemon's faith and love (Philemon 1:4) 3. Concerning the reception of Onesimus (Philemon 1:8) 4.The conclusion (Philem...
THE REQUEST ON BEHALF OF ONESIMUS. Paul might confidently presume to issue commands to Philemon Paul an ambassador, and at the time of writing actually a prisoner, of Christ Jesus but for love's sake...
A MAN TO WHOM IT WAS EASY TO APPEAL (Philemon 1:1-7)...
WITHOUT. apart from, Greek. _choris_. MIND. App-177. WOULD. Literally was wilting to. App-102. NOTHING. Greek. _ouden._ THY BENEFIT. Literally the good thing of thee. NOT. App-106. IL IT WERE. O...
_mind_ Properly, "_opinion_," DECISION. Latin Versions, _consilium_. _would I do nothing_ Lit., "_nothing I willed to do_" The A. V. represents the idiom rightly. _that thy benefit_ The primary reas...
8–20. _The Request _...
ΧΩΡΊΣ (G5565) с _gen._ без. ΓΝΏΜΗ (G1106) мнение, согласие. Это слово часто употреблялось в папирусах в этом значении (Stuhlmacher; Dibelius; Priesigke; MM), ΉΘΈΛΗΣΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309)...
THAT THY BENEFIT— That is, "Thy _goodness_ to Onesimus, in readily pardoning him, and treating him kindly for the future....
13. WHOM I WOULD FAIN HAVE KEPT WITH ME, THAT IN THY BEHALF HE MIGHT MINISTER UNTO ME IN THE BONDS OF THE GOSPEL; 14. BUT WITHOUT THY MIND I WOULD DO NOTHING; THAT THY GOODNESS SHOULD NOT BE AS OF NEC...
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. WITHOUT THY MIND - i:e., consent. SHOULD NOT BE AS - `as though a matter of necessity...
4 The name Philemon means "fond". He seems to have been a most exemplary character, whose reputation had reached Paul's ears, and had given him joy in the midst of the sorrows and dangers of his situa...
A VERY PRECIOUS LETTER PAUL’S LETTER TO PHILEMON _KEITH NEVILLE AND MARION ADAMS_ ABOUT THIS LETTER This is a very personal letter. It does not teach about Christian beliefs. It does not give ad...
(8-20) Here St. Paul enters on the main subject of his Letter — the recommendation to Philemon of his runaway slave, Onesimus. All thoughtful readers of the Epistle must recognise in this a peculiar c...
CHAPTER 5 Philemon 1:12 (R.V.) The characteristic features of the Epistle are all embodied in these verses. They set forth, in the most striking manner, the relation of Christianity to slavery and t...
With the thought of this verse _cf._ 2Co 9:7, 1 Peter 5:2. ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην : “St. Paul does not say κατὰ ἀνάγκην but ὡς κατὰ ἀνάγκην. He will not suppose that it would really be constraint; but it mus...
A PLEA FOR THE RETURNING SLAVE Philemon 1:1 Onesimus had known the Apostle well in the old days when Paul visited at the house of his master Philemon, who seems to have been a man of importance. His...
A SPECIAL REQUEST FOR ONESIMUS Knowing Philemon shared out of love for the brethren, Paul made a request. As an apostle, he could have commanded but he set it forth as a plea based upon the love foun...
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of (e) necessity, but willingly. (e) That you might not seem to have lent me your servant on constraint, but willing...
_Do thou receive him as my own bowels. That is, as myself. Perhaps by the permission of God's providence (who never permits evil, but for some greater good) he departed from thee for a little while,[6...
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...
14._That thy benefit might not be by constraint_. This is drawn from the general rule, that no sacrifices are acceptable to God but those which are freely offered. Paul speaks of almsgiving in the sam...
The very beautiful and interesting Epistle to Philemon does not require much comment; it is an expression of the love which works by the Spirit within the assembly of God in all the circumstances of i...
BUT WITHOUT THY MIND WOULD I DO NOTHING,.... Which shows great modesty and humility in the apostle, that though as such he had an authority, which he could have used, as well as had understanding and...
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. Ver. 14. _Would I do nothing_] _Posse et nolle nobile est._ He that goes to the utmost...
_I beseech thee_ There is a beautiful emphasis in the repetition of these words, which he had introduced in the preceding verse; _for my son_ The son of my age. The order of the original words is this...
WOULD I DO NOTHING; nothing to retain Onesimus without Philemon's consent. THAT THY BENEFIT; bestowed upon me; in other words, that the good which Onesimus might do him should be with the free choice...
PAUL'S INTERCESSION FOR ONESIMUS....
8-14 It does not lower any one to condescend, and sometimes even to beseech, where, in strictness of right, we might command: the apostle argues from love, rather than authority, in behalf of one con...
BUT WITHOUT THY MIND WOULD I DO NOTHING; but he was thy servant, and I would not do it without thy knowledge and consent, that it might not be thought that thou hadst done me a kindness necessarily, b...
Philemon 1:14 But G1161 without G5565 your G4674 consent G1106 wanted G2309 (G5656) do G4160 (G5658) nothing G3762 that G3363 your G4675 deed G18 not G3363 be G5600 (G5753) compulsion G318 as G5613 we...
_The Apostle's Petition and Arguments in support of it,_ vv. 8-22. St. Paul lays aside any claim which he might have been bold to make, and entreats that Onesimus may be taken back again. He makes th...
WITHOUT THY MIND (χωρις της σης γνωμης). Judgment, purpose (1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 7:25). Ablative case with χωρις (apart from).I WOULD DO NOTHING (ουδεν ηθελησα ποιησα). First aorist...
CONTENTS: Greeting to Philemon. Intercession for Onesimus. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Timothy, Philemon, Apphia, Archippus, Paul, Epaphras, Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas. CONCLUSION: Wise and good...
HOWEVER. Paul could have kept Onesimus and Philemon would surely have pardoned him. But this might not have been the ethical way to do it. Paul sends him back to Philemon, so that it is clearly his_ f...
PHILEMON—NOTE ON PHILEMON 1:8 Paul’s Appeal to Philemon for Onesimus. Paul makes his appeal by first describing the remarkable change that has happened to Onesimus (vv. Philemon 1:8). He explains how...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Philemon 1:12. WHOM I HAVE SENT AGAIN.—There were police—_the fugitivarii_—whose duty it was to track out runaway slaves: love succeeds better. Philemon 1:13. I WOUL...
EXPOSITION PHILEMON 1:1 A PRISONER OF CHRIST JESUS. He writes a private letter, as friend to friend, and therefore does not describe himself by his official title of apostle. Having to plead the cau...
Tonight let's turn to Philemon. Philemon was written by Paul the apostle unto the man whose name is Philemon who lived in Colossi. This letter was written at the same time that Paul wrote the Colossia...
Philemon 1:8,9; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Peter 5:3; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalms 110:3; 1 Corinthians 9:7,17; 2 Corinthians 8:12; 2 Corinthians 9:5,7; 1 Peter 5:2...
I would [η θ ε λ η σ α]. Compare I would, ver. 13. Here the aorist tense and the verb meaning to will denote a single, decisive resolution. As it were of necessity [ω ς κ α τ α α ν α γ κ η ν]. Wv as i...
ONESIMUS Philemon 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The march of the Gospel in the early years. The Early Church gave itself very definitely to the propaganda of the Gospel. This had been the command of Go...
That thy benefit might not be by constraint — For Philemon could not have refused it....