But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.

但不知道你的意思，我就不愿意这样行，叫你的善行不是出于勉强，乃是出于甘心。

但不知道你的意见，我不愿意这样做，好使你的善行不是出于勉强，而是出于自愿。

但不知道你的意见，我不愿意这样做，好使你的善行不是出于勉强，而是出于自愿。

不过，未经你同意，我不愿意这样做，因为我盼望你的善行是出于甘心，而非勉强。

但还没有得到你的同意，我就不愿意这样作，好叫你的善行不是出于勉强，而是出于甘心。

但是没有你的同意，我就不愿意做什么，好让你的美善之事不是出于勉强，而是出于自愿。

但不知道你的意思，我就不願意這樣行，叫你的善行不是出於勉強，乃是出於甘心。

但不知道你的意見，我不願意這樣做，好使你的善行不是出於勉強，而是出於自願。

但不知道你的意見，我不願意這樣做，好使你的善行不是出於勉強，而是出於自願。

不過，未經你同意，我不願意這樣做，因為我盼望你的善行是出於甘心，而非勉強。

但還沒有得到你的同意，我就不願意這樣作，好叫你的善行不是出於勉強，而是出於甘心。

但是沒有你的意見、我不願意作甚麼，好讓你的親切關照、不是出於勉強，乃是出於甘心。

但是沒有你的同意，我就不願意做什麼，好讓你的美善之事不是出於勉強，而是出於自願。

第不識爾意、我不欲為、致爾之善非出於強、乃出於願、

第未悉若意、我不敢為政、致爾之為善、非由力所強、乃由心所願、

但未知爾意、我不欲如此行、致爾之為善、非出於勉強、乃出於甘心、

惟未識爾是否樂意、故不願擅作主張、且欲使爾之為善、出諸本心、而無勉強之意。

But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary.

But I didn’t want to do anything unless you agreed. Any favor you do must be done because you want to do it, not because you have to.

but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.

But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced.

But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.

but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will.

But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.

but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

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

However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.

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

Each person should do as he has decided in his heart— not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

For if the eagerness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

For if I do this willingly, I have a reward, but if unwillingly, I am entrusted with a stewardship.

I do not mean that we have control of your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand by faith.

For this reason, although I have great boldness in Christ to command you to do what is right,I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus,

Who ever goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who shepherds a flock and does not drink the milk from the flock?

Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but freely, according to God’s will; not for the money but eagerly;not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.

Your people will volunteer on Your day of battle. In holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, the dew of Your youth belongs to You.

I know, my God, that You test the heart and that You are pleased with what is right. I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.