Philemon 1:14
But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
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Philemon 1:14
But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
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Philemon 1:8
And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,
Philemon 1:9
Still, because of love, in place of an order, I make a request to you, I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner of Christ Jesus:
Philemon 1:10
My request is for my child Onesimus, the child of my chains,
Philemon 1:11
Who in the past was of no profit to you, but now is of profit to you and to me:
Philemon 1:12
Whom I have sent back to you, him who is my very heart:
Philemon 1:13
Though my desire was to keep him with me, to be my servant in the chains of the good news, in your place:
Philemon 1:14
But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
Philemon 1:15
For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;
Philemon 1:16
No longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother, very dear to me specially, but much more to you, in the flesh as well as in the Lord.
Philemon 1:17
If then you take me to be your friend and brother, take him in as myself.
Philemon 1:18
If he has done you any wrong or is in debt to you for anything, put it to my account.
Philemon 1:19
I, Paul, writing this myself, say, I will make payment to you: and I do not say to you that you are in debt to me even for your life.
Colossians 4:7
Tychicus will give you news of all my business: he is a dear brother and true servant and helper in the word;
Philemon 1:1
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear helper in the faith,
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1 Peter 5:2
Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;
1 Peter 5:3
Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
Hebrews 10:26
For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins,
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1 Corinthians 9:17
But if I do it gladly, I have a reward; and if not, I am under orders to do it.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.
2 Corinthians 8:12
For if there is a ready mind, a man will have God's approval in the measure of what he has, and not of what he has not.
1 Chronicles 29:5
Gold for the gold things, and silver for the silver things, and for every sort of work to be done by the expert workmen. Who then will come forward, offering himself this day for the Lord's work?
1 Chronicles 29:9
Then the people were glad because their offerings were freely given, for with a true heart they freely gave what they had to the Lord; and David the king was full of joy.
1 Chronicles 29:17
And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.
Psalms 110:3
Your people give themselves gladly in the day of your power; like the dew of the morning on the holy mountains is the army of your young men.
Exodus 35:21
And everyone whose heart was moved, everyone who was guided by the impulse of his spirit, came with his offering for the Lord, for whatever was needed for the Tent of meeting and its work and for the holy robes.
Exodus 35:22
They came, men and women, all who were ready to give, and gave pins and nose-rings and finger-rings and neck-ornaments, all of gold; everyone gave an offering of gold to the Lord.
Exodus 35:29
The children of Israel, every man and woman, from the impulse of their hearts, gave their offerings freely to the Lord for the work which the Lord had given Moses orders to have done.
1 Chronicles 29:14
But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.
Nehemiah 11:2
And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.
1 Corinthians 9:7
Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk?
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who is the cause of your desires and of your acts, for his good pleasure.
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