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.

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

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

Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.

For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.

I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love– I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus–

Who ever serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not consume its milk?

Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift and not as something you feel forced to do.

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

I know, my God, that you examine thoughts and are pleased with integrity. With pure motives I contribute all this; and now I look with joy as your people who have gathered here contribute to you.